Saad Pays Off Karakitukov
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Veselin Karakitukov and Thomas Saad, the completed board showed 
. With nearly 300,000 in the middle, Karakitukov bet 180,000 and that sent Saad deep into the tank. He used all his remaining time banks and had three minutes to make a decision.
With three seconds left on the shot clock, he announced the call and put the chips in. Karakitukov tabled the 
for the flopped jack-high straight and won the pot, as Saad mucked four black cards including the 
for a set of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000 | 395,000 |
|
408,000 | -315,000 |
. Josh Arieh called a bet from Veselin Karakitukov.
river for 30,000 and Vasil Medarov called after brief consideration. The 
of Wiszowaty were revealed but they were no good, as Medarov had that beat with 
for a set of tens.
to give Negreanu a heart draw as he called for a heart for dramatic effect in the video. The turn was the 
and the river the 
and Jouhkimainen looked him up holding the 
river produced a miracle for Seidel and the next pot was pushed to Jouhkimainen.
