Aaron Van Blarcum Continues Sochi Heater
Mikita Badziakouski moved all in for 64,000, Michael Soyza pushed in 65,000 behind him and Aaron Van Blarcum shoved over the top for 200,000 effective. Xia Jiang He jumped in as well for his 122,000 stack and the four tabled their cards.
Mikita Badziakouski: [jsjc]
Michael Soyza: [adqd]
Xia Jiang He: [acks]
Aaron Van Blarcum: [astc]
The flop came down [kcqs8d] and He jumped into the lead with a pair of kings. A wild [jd] landed on the turn, giving Blarcum a straight, Badziakouski a set and Soyza a flush draw.
A [6h] completed the board and Blarcum scooped the entire pot, forcing all three opponents to throw in an add-on chip as Blarcum took the lead early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 646,000 |
346,000  |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 200,000 |
-100,000  |
| Michael Soyza | 200,000 |
-100,000 |
| Santi Jiang | 200,000 |
-100,000 |
