Pogodin Thrives, Gu Busts
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Huidong Gu didn't manage to survive for long after his previous all in, as this time he got his money in drawing dead. He was holding a pair of sevens and shoved in the turn, while the board had 
. His opponent called with 
, having the stone cold nuts, and the 
on the river was just a formality.
Meanwhile, Russia's Konstantin Pogodin is having a better day, as he just eliminated a player, and his stack reached 70,000. It was a preflop all in where Pogodin was holding 
and he was against the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and the Russian player took the pot with the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
and Busse had bet 10,500 chips. His opponent didn't think about it for long before calling, but you could see the disappointment in his face when he saw Busse tabling 
and was left with 6,000 chips, while Busse went up to 50,000.
.
for a flopped straight.
and Chen bet 7,000 with his opponent folding after some tanking.
