Babekov Flops the Nuts
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player opened from under the gun and Mark Babekov flatted in the small blind.
On the Q♠10♠9♦ flop, Babekov checked to his opponent who bet 14,000. Babekov check-raised to 35,000 before his opponent jammed as the covering stack, and Babekov snapped off his 233,000 stack.
Mark Babekov: K♥J♣
Under the Gun: 10♥10♦
Babekov flopped the nut straight against the middle set of his opponent. Babekov needed to fade the board pair, which he did on the A♦2♠ runout to scoop a massive one.