Hand 80: Babaev's Chip Lead is Gone!
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #80: Zakhar Babaev 
opened from the button and Uri Gilboa 
defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Gilboa check-called 225,000.
The turn was the 
and Gilboa checked again. Babaev bet 300,000 and Gilboa quickly called. The river was the 
. Gilboa checked and Babaev bet 500,000. Gilboa re-checked his cards and used two time extensions before calling.
Babaev and Gilboa are now neck and neck in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,980,000 | -1,205,000 |
|
7,390,000 | 1,250,000 |
bet 85,000 on a 
flop and Vyacheslav Mizun 
moved all in. Ruban folded.
raised to 175,000 and Zakhar Babaev 
called in the small blind. The flop was 
and Babaev checked. Gilboa continued for 260,000 and Babaev called. The turn was the 
giving Babaev the nut flush draw.
raised from under the gun and Zakhar Babaev 
from the cutoff and took down the pot.
from the big blind.
and it checked to Babaev who bet 275,000, and that was good enough to take down the pot.
giving Ruban top pair and Gilboa a flush draw. Ruban check-called 100,000 from Gilboa and the turn was the 
.
. Zakhar Babaev checked his big blind with 
.
defended his big blind.
giving Mizun a pair. The turn was the 
defended his big blind.