Name: Deepstack
Start: 2025-02-03T12:00
End: 2025-02-03

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #10

2025.02.03

PokerStars Live

Nikolay Babushkin

Russian Federation

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

1/134

Total Chips

4,020,000

Average

4,020,000

Deepstack

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2/3/2025, 10:00:10 AM

Tetsunori Saito Cleans Out Nikolay Babushkin

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Tetsunori Saito

Facing a 5000 raise by Nikolay Babushkin, button Tetsunori Saito challenges for 12,000, Babushkin shoves 55,000, Saito quickly calls. Saito is ahead and maintains it throughout the board to eliminate Babushkin.

Player	Hand	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	A♣T♠ HJ	busted
TS Tetsunori SaitoJapan	A♦K♠ D	180,000(72 BB)

Board:J♥9♣Q♥6♣6♠

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2/3/2025, 7:31:13 AM

Texas Dolly Double Up For Babushkin

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Nikolay Babushkin

From the small blind, Nikolay Babushkin limps with T♠ 2♠ and gets to see a flop cheap with big blind Stephane Graffin checking his 4♣ 7♦ . Pairing up on the flop T♥ 7♣ 5♣ , Babushkin bets 3500 and then jams 14,900 on the turn 8♠ . Graffin calls with second pair. The river 2♣ seals it for a double up.

Player	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	40,800(41 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	17,100(17 BB)

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2/3/2025, 6:53:13 AM

Board Denies Babushkin The Split

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nikolay Babushkin

Nikolay Babushkin opens then tanks to Marc Gagne's shover of 32,600. Babushkin eventually calls and they both have big slick unsuited. After the spread, four spades find the board to deny Babushkin the split.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	A♠K♥ BB	66,400(83 BB)
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	A♦K♣ UTG	30,800(39 BB)

Board:3♣3♠J♠6♠9♠

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2/3/2025, 6:41:13 AM

Babushkin Forced To Slow Down

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nikolay Babushkin

Battle of the blinds, Nikolay Babushkin bets 2600 onto a pot of 6800 with a board showing 4♠ 9♦ 5♣ . Stephane Graffin calls then calls a bet of 5600 on the turn 7♥ . Babushkin opts to check the river 7♠ , Graffin checks back. Babushkin has air J♦ 2♠ awarding the pot to Graffin with 9♠ T♠ .

Player	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	53,700(67 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	48,900(61 BB)

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2/3/2025, 5:38:38 AM

Babushkin Closing In On 100K

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Nikolay Babushkin

Nikolay Babushkin takes down a pot on the flop A♠ J♠ 5♦ , betting 1700 onto 5000. David Evans folds. Babushkin nears the 100K marker.

Player	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	96,700(242 BB)
DE David Evans (3)United States of America	26,600(67 BB)

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2/3/2025, 5:12:04 AM

All The Right Cards For Babushkin

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Nikolay Babushkin

Nikolay Babushkin defends his big blind with a three-bet shove that doesn't push out Byambasuren Danzanbaljir who calls for his tournament life. At the showdown, Babushkin is ahead and lands all the right cards to give Danzanbaljir the boot.

Player	Hand	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	A♦K♦ BB	78,400(261 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	A♣8♣ D	busted

Board:A♠6♦2♠9♦8♦

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2/3/2025, 4:37:24 AM

Babushkin Comes Out Firing

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Nikolay Babushkin

After Craig Jones slides out a 600 raise, Nikolay Babushkin comes out firing with a 1700 re-raise. Stephane Graffin and Jones both toss it in then fold to Babushkin's 1800 c-bet on the flop 3♠ 9♣ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
NB Nikolay BabushkinRussian Federation	37,000(185 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	28,500(143 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27,600(138 BB)