Golan Cracks Aces; Abudavas Departs
Rio Nimni Ben raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Basem Abudavas three-bet to 75,000 from the hijack. Navot Golan four-bet ripped it for 422,000 from the button, and after Ben folded, Abudavas called for the majority of his stack.
Navot Golan: K♠K♥ 
Basem Abudavas: A♦A♣
It was poker's classic preflop cooler, aces versus kings, and Golan looked very likely to be the newest addition to the rail.
A low flop of 8♥4♥2♣ offered Golan no help, and neither did the 7♣ turn. Golan needed to find a two-outer on the river to stay in the tournament.
The dealer burned a card, then peeled off the K♣ on the river to give Golan exactly what he needed. Golan doubled to around 850,000, and Abudavas was left with under ten big blinds.
Abudavas couldn't recover and was eliminated a short while later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
280,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
Busted |