Badziakouski Bumps Heath From Chip Lead

Another pot played by the blinds, this time Mikita Badziakouski and Ben Heath and with a little more action than seen for a little while. The former limped preflop with [Jc8c], the latter raised to 180,000 with [9s5h] and received a call. Heath continued for 135,000 on the [3c2c2h] flop when

Chips Bunching Up

Ben Heath retains the lead, with Timothy Adams in second, but both of the shorter stacks have made progress upwards at the expense of the leaders and are virtually neck and neck going into the new level.

All Still Deep Enough for Post-Flop Shenanigans – Or Cagey Play

Ben Heath received a rare walk in the big blind from Mikita Badziakouski, who's been steadily chipping up throughout this level (though without any huge individual pots, and no further all-in and at-risk spots). For the first time after the action flurry that was the first level and a half, we're

Badziakouski Bids to Become Boss

A few more chips for the partypoker Team Pro Mikita Badziakouski just now thanks to a river bluff against Timothy Adams.  Badziakouski defended his big blind with [qd9c] to a preflop open (to 95,000) from Adams, seeing a flop of [8h5c7s].  Badziakouski check-called Adams' 60,000 flop bet he'd made after

Short Stack Badziakouski Getting Ever Less Short

Mikita Badziakouski raised his button to 90,000 with [asJd], called by Ben Heath ([6h6d]) and Timothy Adams ([qh8h]) in the blinds.  All three checked the [TcTd2h] flop.  Badziakouski hit a pair on the [Jd] turn, and this time bet when it was checked to him: another 90,000.  Heath called; Adams

Badziakouski Doubles Blind vs. Blind

Two big hands dealt in the blinds saw another double through on this final table, that of short stack Mikita Badziakouski.  He raised with [TsTd], put to the test by Ben Heath with [AdQd] and was all in for 660,000 total.  Heath flopped an ace - [Ac2c3c] - but Badziakouski