Selbst Escapes From Pre-Bubble Elimination
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
After a raise by Aleksey Ponakov and a call by Artur Rudziankov, Vanessa Selbst defended her big blind after having previously lost a big pot. The flop fell 
and Selbst checked. Ponakov continued for 9,000 and Rudziankov called, then Selbst check-raised all in for 24,700.
Ponakov reraised to force a fold from Rudziankov and Selbst was in desperate shape.
Vanessa Selbst: 
Aleksey Ponakov: 
The 
turn and 
river however completed a runner runner flush to let Selbst double less than 10 spots away from the money. Rudziankov said "if you just call, I am getting there also, I had ace jack of clubs."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 320,500 |
|
240,000 | 141,500 |
|
75,000 | -21,000 |