Tetsunori SaitoFacing 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 Babushkin | A♣T♠ HJ | busted |
TS Tetsunori Saito | A♦K♠ D | 180,000(72 BB) |
Nikolay BabushkinFrom 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 Babushkin | 40,800(41 BB) |
SG Stephane Graffin | 17,100(17 BB) |
Nikolay BabushkinNikolay 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 Gagne | A♠K♥ BB | 66,400(83 BB) |
NB Nikolay Babushkin | A♦K♣ UTG | 30,800(39 BB) |
Nikolay BabushkinBattle 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 Babushkin | 53,700(67 BB) |
SG Stephane Graffin | 48,900(61 BB) |
Nikolay BabushkinNikolay 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 Babushkin | 96,700(242 BB) |
DE David Evans (3) | 26,600(67 BB) |
Nikolay BabushkinNikolay 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 Babushkin | A♦K♦ BB | 78,400(261 BB) |
A♣8♣ D | busted |
Nikolay BabushkinAfter 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 Babushkin | 37,000(185 BB) |
SG Stephane Graffin | 28,500(143 BB) |
CJ Craig Jones (2) | 27,600(138 BB) |