Nikitin Eliminates Nakai
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The chips were in the middle preflop as the blinds duked it out when Ryuta Nakai was at risk out of the small blind, and Anatoly Nikitin had him covered in the big blind.
Ryuta Nakai: A♦K♦
Anatoly Nikitin: J♦J♣
Nakai failed to improve on the 9♠3♦3♠5♥7♣ runout to be eliminated from contention.