Artem Litvinov Eliminated by Attila Zab

Attila Zab has just single-handedly dismantled Artem Litvinov to send the Russian out in level six.

This was Litvinov’s second bullet after finding elimination early on Day 1A. In truth, the Russian was coasting on a stack of around 180BB every time we walked past the table. But in the time it takes to order a strawberry milkshake Litvinov was gone. Up in a puff of smoke.

The man sitting with a chip stack resembling the Great Wall of China was Attila Zab. Gerald Brandlmayer very kindly recounted the tale.

“He was eliminated in two pots against Seat Nine {Zab}. In the first hand Seat Nine was holding ace-queen. There was an queen on the turn and an ace on the river. Seat Eight {Litvinov} moved all-in and then mucked his cards,” Said Brandlmayer, “Then they both got it in on a [7x] [3c] [2c] flop. Seat Eight was holding a flush draw with a seven in his hand, and Seat Nine held the nut flush draw. The club arrived immediately on the turn and Seat Eight was out.”

Zab becomes the chip leader with 155,000 chips.