Badziakouski Backs into Nuts
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mikita Badziakouski opened the action to 2,500 from under-the-gun and action folded around to big blind Liang Yu, who made the call to take the action heads-up to a flop of 
.
Yu checked the flop over to Badziakouski, who fired for 3,400 and after a minute’s careful contemplation Yu tossed in the call.
The 
turn brought another check from Yu, with the Chinese player shooting Badziakouski a calculating look after the Belarusian checked it back and the 
landed on the river to complete the hand.
Yu checked for a third time and Badziakouski quickly bet close to a pot-sized 11,000, which Yu eventually called, though he looked fairly unimpressed when the Belarusian rolled over 
for the rivered nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
273,000 | 32,000 |
|
208,000 | -50,000 |