Pateychuk Cracks Aslanli's Aces
Level 23
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Rafael Aslanli made it 800,000 to go from the cutoff and Andrey Pateychuk defended his big blind.
Pateychuk checked the 10♠Q♠6♦ flop and Aslanli bet 800,000. Pateychuk shoved 2,800,000 and Aslanli snap-called.
Andrey Pateychuk: 9♥8♠ 
Rafael Aslanli: A♣A♥
Aslanli had aces and if he could hold he would send the tournament onto the bubble stage. However, Pateychuk did have outs. The 5♣ turn meant Pateychuk was one card away from elimination. However, the J♠ river was exactly what he was looking for as he improved to a straight to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
|
8,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
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