Arends Has the Higher Kicker
Level 31
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends raised to 600,000 from the button and Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Novak check-raised the 300,000 continuation-bet of Arends to 1,234,500 which was called.
The turn was the 
, Novak continued with a bet of 2,345,000 and Arends called.
They both checked through the 
on the river. Novak was first to show he held 
to play the two pair on the board with the jack-kicker but Arends held 
for the same two pair but with the ace-kicker to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,894,044
3,928,250
|
3,928,250 |
|
|
21,449,576
4,678,250
|
4,678,250 |
|
13,656,380
750,000
|
750,000 |