Stoyan Obreshkov rasied from the cutoff and Arthur Thiriart defended in the big blind.
Both players checked the hand through to the river as the full board now read 9♣8♠K♣Q♠8♣. Thiriart took the lead in this hand with a sizeable wager of 195,000. Obreshkov made a swift fold.
Aliaksandr Yarosh open-shoved all in for 120,000 and Ryhor Karapanau made the call in late position with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards, with Yarosh at risk.
Aliaksandr Yarosh: J♥9♥
Ryhor Karapanau: A♠9♦
Yarosh was disappointed to see that he was dominated. The board ran out 2♠6♦5♦7♦7♥ and Karapanau held with the sevens on board and his ace high to win the pot, eliminating Yarosh from the tournament.
It's official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival.
Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Lex Veldhuis and Sam Grafton all taking part. The show features a lucky Loose Cannon who receives $50,000 and has to survive 150 hands playing $50/$100 with a table of poker pros, ambassadors, and celebrities.
PokerNews spoke with Big Game on Tour judge and commentator James Hartigan ahead of the show's return, and he says he's thrilled the show is back.