Badziakouski Uses All Extensions to Pick Off Chan's Massive Bluff
Mikita Badziakouski completed with 
and Chan Wai Leong checked his options with 
.
Badziakouski had his opponent crushed on the 
flop and he bet 60,000. Chan, however, floated and they went to the 
turn where Badziakouski barrelled for 175,000. Chan raised to 525,000 and Badziakouski used full 30 seconds before making the call.
The river came down 
and Badziakouski tossed in a blocking bet of 200,000. Chan burned a timebank and then finished his bluff, moving all in to cover Badziakouski's remaining 1,000,000.
Badziakouski took off his sunglasses and started processing his decision. He grabbed his timebanks chips and shuffled them a few times. Then he double-checked his hand. He took the maximum time he could, burning all of his extensions. But it paid off as he finally convinced himself to pull off a big call for his tournament life.
Chan wanted to muck his hand but both hands had to be tabled to accommodate the all-in showdown rule. Badziakouski scored a big double to move to 3.8 million while Chan dropped to 2.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
2,105,000
|
2,105,000 |
|
||
|
2,800,000
-2,480,000
|
-2,480,000 |