Nikita Nikolaev Shows Pratyush Buddiga One
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
After a limp from the player in the cutoff, Pratyush Buddiga raised, making it 5,000 to play. Next to act was Nikita Nikolaev in the small blind, and he re-raised, making it a total of 11,400. Action folded around, and Buddiga called.
The flop came down 
, and both players checked to see the 
on the turn. Nikolaev bet 12,500, and Buddiga called. The river was the 
, and Nikolaev led out again, this time for 37,000. Buddiga leaned back and squinted his eyes. He licked his lips and stared at the board for at least a minute and a half, then finally decided to release.
Nikolaev was pushed the pot, and as he collected his chips, he showed the 
. Buddiga nodded, then began to count out what was left of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
228,000 | 53,400 |
|
62,000 | -48,000 |