Kee Avoids a Bad Beat After Rivering a Straight
Level 14
: 0/0, 25,000 ante
Kenneth Kee limped in the second position with 
and Mikita Badziakouski peeled 
in the next seat. He made it 500,000 but Kee fired back with a limp-shove.
"Ay ay, count please," Badziakouski said with a sad tone in his voice.
It was 1,785,000 and Badziakouski pressed the call button.
Badziakouski hit a good flop of 
but Kee could still get back ahead should he hit a king or a ten. The 
turn didn't help him but the 
river came to Kee's rescue and he scored a big double up, vaulting to 3.7 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,695,000
1,910,000
|
1,910,000 |
|
1,200,000
-1,745,000
|
-1,745,000 |
|
||
and action folded to Richard Yong who called with 
so Jetten would double up with king-high to over two million while leaving Yong with about five million.
. Peter Jetten was on the button, holding 
in the hijack before Richard Yong raised to 235,000 out of the cutoff with 
. Only Katz called and they both hit the middle pair on 
. The action was checked and Katz spiked a big draw on the 
turn. He fired 300,000 and Yong called. 
bricked Katz' outs and both players tapped the felt. Yong showed a better kicker to his two pair and took over the chip lead.
and that gave Kee the straight, eliminating Leow from the tournament. 
under the gun but it didn't matter as the dealer already dealt a cooler. Mikita Badziakouski peeled 
. Katz fired a final shell of 600,000 and Yong was able to pull off a good fold.