Vaka Clashes Big With Kozub
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Chipleader Monica Vaka and another big stack Tomasz Kozub were seated next to each other with the redraw and the two instantly tangled in a big pot.
Ionut-Alin Tambura played a supporting role by setting up the clash. The Romanian raised to 40,000 in middle position, Vaka three-bet to 92,000 from the cutoff, Kozub four-bet to 150,000 on the button, Tambura folded and Vaka called.
On the 
flop, Vaka checked, Kozub bet 125,000 and Vaka quickly called.
The turn was the 
and Vaka checked a second time. Kozub cut out a bet of 200,000 and Vaka once again called without much hesitation.
Both players quickly checked the 
on the river.
"King high," Vaka said with a hint of sadness in her voice as she showed 
. Kozub opened up 
and dragged in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | 672,000 |
|
1,160,000 | -527,000 |