Kuznetsov All Smiles Again; Ivey Back In
Level 5
: 250/500, 50 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Timofey Kuznetsov has just been able to eliminate an opponent and boost his stack. After a three-bet preflop, Kuznetsov and his opponent headed to a flop of 
and the big blind bet 5,600 into 12,000. Kuznetsov called and then also called the shove worth 23,000 by the big blind on the 
turn.
The big blind showed 
and Kuznetsov had that beat with 
, fading the outs of his opponent. Kuznetsov was all smiling, while Winfred Yu joked "king seven off? Now you can't say it was a flush draw." Within half an hour, Kuznetsov went from a short stack to almost double stack and is back on track.
The empty chair was soon filled and no other than Phil Ivey sat down on his second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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