Badziakouski Writing His Own Rules
The chip leader has been mixing it up like a cocktail on this final table, the only player who can put everyone to the test for their tournament lives, playing hands of all sorts from all positions. Most recently, Artur Martirosyan flatted under the gun with [AhQh], prompting flats from Aaron Van Blarcum ([Tc8c]) and Cary Katz ([Ad7d]) in the middle before Mikita Badziakouski elected to just set the lot of them all-in – with [Kc4c]. Martirosyan took a little while to consider, but threw his hand away, as did the rest of his opponents.
A couple of hands later, a well-timed three-bet from Martirosyan with [Ah9c] recovered a few chips for the sole Russian finalist.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mikita Badziakouski | 2,100,000 |
-165,000  |
| Artur Martirosyan | 1,795,000 |
360,000  |
