Cao Boosts Stack Significantly
Level 23
: 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Rui Cao raised to 375,000 with the 
and Mikita Badziakouski called with the 
. The boar fell 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Badziakouski bet 200,000 and Cao called.
The 
river was checked and Cao claimed the pot.
Badziakouski limped the 
and Cao checked 
. The 
flop was checked, and the same applied to the 
turn and river.
Cao raised to 375,000 with 
and Badziakouski called with the 
. Neither player bet the 
flop and Badziakouski checked the 
turn before calling a bet of 450,000 with third pair. On the 
river, Badziakouski checked once more and faced a bet of 1 million by Cao.
Badziakouski called to get shown the bad news, while Cao closed the gap to all but one million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,200,000 | -2,000,000 |
|
7,225,000 | 1,960,000 |