Straddle!
Eighth to the table (and the tournament) is Leon Tsoukernik, Derren Brown-ed into Level 1 by Sam Grafton, with the magic words, “I promise you. We will not make it boring!” and proceeded to gain concensus from the whole table to play this tournament’s first level with a straddle.
So, an unconventional 2,000/5,000/10,000 blind it is; Tsoukernik took his seat after predicting, “I feel I will donate 25k, then end up winning it back.”
“It does feel better with the roller-coaster,” admitted Igor Kurganov, illustrating his point with a wavy hand motion.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Tsoukernik | 1,000,000 | - |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 1,000,000 | - |
