Burlacu Runs Into Nikitin's Kings
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 10♠4♠8♣, Anatoly Nikitin bet 11,000 from early position before Robert Burlacu moved all in for 76,000 in the big blind. Nikitin confirmed the amount, then called to put Burlacu at risk.
Robert Burlacu: A♠10♣ 
Anatoly Nikitin: K♦K♠
Burlacu showed top pair, but he needed to improve against Nikitin's kings to stay alive. The rest of the Q♠2♥ board was no help, and Burlacu was sent to the rail.
Johan Schumacher happened to walk past the table just as the hand was finishing and asked Burlacu how he was doing. "Actually, I just busted," Burlacu informed him.
"Bad timing," Nikitin added as all three players shared a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |