Blagg Takes Out Ostapchenko with Aces
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
It folded to Matthew Blagg in the small blind who limped. Andrew Ostapchenko isolated to 31,000 in the big blind, and Blagg called.
The 10♥9♦3♥ flop checked through to the 5♥ turn which saw Blagg lead for 24,000 and Ostapchenko called.
On the 5♠ river, Blagg announced all in as the covering stack, and Ostapchenko quickly called for roughly his last 85,000.
Andrew Ostapchenko: 7♥7♣
Matthew Blagg: A♥A♦
Blagg had slowplayed his aces preflop and got the maximum from Ostapchenko who could not let go of his bluffcatcher on his way to rail.
The field is down to 150 players, 16 spots away from the money.