Nicolai Survives a Flip
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Jakub Sterba raised to 1,100,000 on the button and instantly called as soon as Alexis Nicolai announced all in from the big blind.
Alexis Nicolai: A♦Q♠ 
Jakub Sterba: J♥J♠
Sterba remained in the lead on the 10♠8♠5♣ flop, but Nicolai hit the A♥ on the turn. The river was the 8♣ and Sterba paid off Nicolai's 6,950,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000,000
7,550,000
|
7,550,000 |
|
14,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |