Baxter Flushes Alekseev Away
On a flop of Q♥6♦9♦, Matt Glantz bet 8,000 into the middle as first to act, and Billy Baxter made the call. Igor Alekseev then ripped in his 31,800 stack. Glantz got out of the way, but Baxter's decision wasn't so easy. He asked for a count, and then placed in his chips to indicate a call.
Igor Alekseev: 9♣9♠ 
Billy Baxter: A♦5♦
Play was paused for a moment, as the dealer waited for Alekseev to get his phone onto the camera app, as he wanted to record the runout. Once everyone was ready, the dealer put out the A♥ on the turn. Although Baxter's hand improved, he was still only drawing to a diamond, and it came as the 10♦ eliminated Alekseev from the competition.
"No wonder you have so many bracelets," joked Alekseev, "you hit every single hand!" Baxter laughed, and replied, "the bracelets were a long time ago."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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241,000
178,000
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178,000 |
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42,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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Busted | |