Mikita Badziakouski Barrels the Turn Against Phil Hellmuth

Mikita Badziakouski raised from under the gun and Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind. The flop was [8s][4h][2c] and Hellmuth checked. Badziakouski bet 25,000 and Hellmuth called. The turn was the [js] and Hellmuth checked again. Badziakouski bet 60,000 and Hellmuth folded. Hellmuth claimed he had ace-eight and asked Badziakouski to

Mikita Badziakouski Bets Out Seth Davies on the River

Mikita Badziakouski raised the cutoff to 12,000 and Seth Davies called on the button, as did Talal Shakerchi in the big blind. The flop landed [8s][2h][9h] and action checked to Davies who bet 15,000. Shakerchi folded, but Badziakouski called as both players check through the [9c] on the turn. The river of the

Justin Bonomo Takes from Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 10,000 on the button, and Justin Bonomo called in the big blind. The flop landed [9d][6s][9s] and Bonomo checked to Badziakouski who bet 5,000. Bonomo check-raised to 20,000, and Badziakouski folded.

The Hand of the Day: Daniel Negreanu vs Mikita Badziakouski

The style Negreanu played on Day 1 contradicted his approach during the Super High Roller Bowl in which he finished second to Justin Bonomo, as his focus back then seemed to be largely on GTO optimal decisions. The Canadian Poker Hall of Fame member, however, thinks that the talking doesn’t

Daniel Negreanu Makes Monster River Fold

(from the PokerGO Live Stream) Daniel Negreanu raised to 5,000 from under the gun holding [jh][th] and Mikita Badziakouski called next to act with [9h][9c]. The flop landed [8d][6s][7h] and Negreanu bet 5,000. Badziakouski raised to 16,000 and Negreanu called as the turn landed the [9s] and both players checked. The river landed the [8h]

Fedor Holz Spikes a River Against Matthias Eibinger

Matthias Eibinger raised to 4,000 under the gun and Cary Katz called from the cutoff. Fedor Holz three-bet to 18,000 on the button and Eibinger called. Katz folded and they were heads-up to a flop of [7d][7c][6c]. Eibinger checked and Holz bet 10,500. Eibinger called. The turn was the [8h] and

Dan Smith and Mikita Badziakouski Find a Chop

Dominik Nitsche opened to 2,500 from under the gun, and Dan Smith called next to act. Mikita Badziakouski and Brian Rast called in the blinds, and the dealer spread a [qs][4s][9d] flop. Action checked to Smith who bet out 3,500 and Badziakouski was the only caller as both players checked the [2s]

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated by Ali Imsirovic

Ali Imsirovic opened to 2,500 in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski called on the button, as did Dominik Nitsche in the big blind. The flop landed [8h][8c][3h] and action checked through to reveal the [qd] on the turn. Nitsche led out for 10,000 and Imsirovic called as Badziakouski folded. The river fell the [ac]