Hand-For-Hand After Kovalski Hits the Rail
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
"kZhh" opened for 100,000 from early position and was called by Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski from the big blind.
Kovalski check-called for 50,000 on the 
flop before check-calling again for 124,780 on the 
turn. The 
completed the board on the river and Kovalski check-called off his stack of 405,906.
Kovalski had the second nuts with a straight holding 
but this turned out not to be good enough to stay alive with "kZhh" holding 
for Broadway.
The action went hand-for-hand on the money bubble with 15 players remaining and 13 due at least a min-cash of $21,412.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,535,344
741,686
|
741,686 |
|
2,637,452
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
2,446,642
-288,820
|
-288,820 |
|
2,230,266
583,270
|
583,270 |
|
1,993,982
-596,450
|
-596,450 |
|
|
865,591 | |
|
|
754,878
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
Busted |