Khamatgareev Gets Lucky Against Runcan
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Rustam Khamatgareev opened middle position and Paul Runcan three-bet out of the big blind. Khamatgareev the four-bet shoved for around 3,200,000, and Runcan quickly called.
Rustam Khamatgareev: A♠J♠ 
Paul Runcan: A♥K♥
Runcan was a clean runout away from a very healthy stack and did retain the lead on the 9♦Q♠4♠ flop, but Khamatgareev picked up a flush draw to make things a little sweaty.
A 5♥ on the turn was a brick, but Runcan couldn't fade the river as the 8♠ gave Khamatgareev the nut flush, and left Runcan with around 700,000.
Moments later, Runcan was seen exiting the tournament room and had been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500,000
6,200,000
|
6,200,000 |
|
Busted |