Ziemichod Wins a Flip the Hard Way
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Adrian Ziemichod raised to 1,700,000 under the gun, Yulian Bogdanov moved all in from the big blind, and Ziemichod called off his last 3,100,000.
While they were waiting to turn over their cards, on the other table Simon Lofberg had opened to 500,000 in the hijack and Lulei Hu three-bet to 1,600,000 in the cutoff. Lofberg then moved all in for 7,050,000, and Hu tanked for several minutes before folding.
Adriam Ziemichod: 9♠9♥ 
Yulian Bogdanov: A♣Q♦
Bogdanov hit two pair on the A♠K♠Q♠ flop to take the lead, while the turn was the K♥. The 8♠ fell on the river, and Ziemichod hit a flush to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
8,700,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
6,500,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
|
5,800,000
3,625,000
|
3,625,000 |