Kotowicz Wins a Huge Race Against Zizka
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After a raising war preflop, Sebastian Kotowicz got his stack of 427,000 into the middle preflop from middle position with Zdenek Zizka, who was seated under the gun, trying to claim his bounty.
Sebastian Kotowicz: Q♦Q♣ 
Zdenek Zizka: A♦K♦
It was a big race that would propel either player towards the top of the chip counts. Kotowicz took a huge lead on the Q♥A♥3♣ flop by hitting a set of queens. Zizka was drawing dead after the 9♣ fell on the turn as an inconsequential 5♣ rolled off on the river.
Kotowicz moved up to around 865,000, while Zizka was left with just 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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865,000
485,000
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485,000 |
|
180,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
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