Kruk's Aggressive Style Earns Him a Pot
Level 16
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Christopher Kruk raised it up to 240,000 from under the gun with 
and Niall Farrell called from the hijack with 
. Anthony Zinno also called from the big blind with 
and the flop fell 
.
Zinno checked to Kruk who continued for 225,000 and both Farrell and Zinno made the call. The turn was the 
giving everyone a piece of the board. Zinno checked again and Kruk fired out a bet of 1,000,000. Farrell folded and Zinno followed suit with his combo draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,495,000 | 990,000 |
|
8,900,000 | -770,000 |
|
2,600,000 | 810,000 |
. The flop fell 
and Blom checked one more time. Kornuth announced all in and the pressure was back on Blom. He burned through some of his time extensions before finally calling off his last 2,800,000 with a straight. Kornuth tabled his flush and Blom was eliminated on the bubble.
and the three players went to a flop of 
.
and Blom fired another 1,050,000 with a straight draw. Farrell called again and the 
completed the board. Blom pushed in a bet of 2,475,000 and Farrell snapped him off with top two pair.
and Simao would need one of two remaining jacks to stay alive. The turn was the 
and the river landed the 
and Winter checked to Kruk who continued for 100,000. Winter check-raised to 325,000 and Kruk shoved all in. Winter called off his last 1,600,000 and the cards were tabled.
and Winter reluctantly turned over 
and the river brought the 
. The action folded back to Farrell who made the call with two overcards.
and Farrell paired his queen to take the lead. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 