Jagodik Stays Alive
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was 3,000 in the middle on a board reading 
and action was heads up between middle position and Alexander Jagodik, who was in the hijack. The middle-position player bet 800 and Jagodik raised all in for his remaining 3,000. His opponent called.
Alexander Jagodik: 
Middle Position: 
Jagodic had flopped the goods, holding the nut straight along with a flush draw to go with it. The river 
completed the runout and the pot of 9,000 was shipped his way, keeping him alive and scoring him a much-needed double before the impending level increase.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000 |
. The big blind check-called Izadi's continuation-bet of 1,700 and the turn came 
and the big blind checked a final time. Izadi contemplated for a moment and then knuckled back to take the hand to showdown.
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. The big blind simultaneously confirmed and Izadi took down the pot.
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and saw the flop come 
and the original raiser checked under the gun, which was followed by an overbet-shove of 57,500 from the hijack. Bond called and the original raiser folded.
left the situation unchanged and the six-figure pot was sent to Bond. He is one of the largest stacks in the room by a wide margin early in Level 7.