Michael Abaev Eliminated by Ondrej Drozd to Reach the Money Bubble

May 11, 2023

With the board showing Club 10Club 3Diamond 2Heart J on the turn, Michael Abaev moves all in from the small blind for about 80,000, and Ondrej Drozd quickly calls from the big blind with Spade JHeart 5 for a pair of jacks.

Abaev winces at the speedy call and turns over Club 6Spade 4 for a gutshot straight draw. He needs a five on the river to stay alive.

The river card is the Heart 8, and Drozd wins the pot with his pair of jacks to eliminate Abaev two spots from the money.

Ondrej Drozd  –  730,000  (146 bb)
Michael Abaev  –  Eliminated

With 17 players remaining, and no more than 16 advancing to Day 2, the field begins hand-for-hand play on the end-of-day Money Bubble.

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