Kovalski Continues to Roll

Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There was already 290,000 in a blind-against-blind pot between Fabiano Kovalski and Daniel Pereira on the board.
Kovalski, who finished in second place in this year's $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty for a career-high $363,116 cash, bet 80,000. Pereira called, leaving just 340,000 chips behind.
The river brought the and both players were content to tap the table. Kovalski announced "King!" and showed
, which was more than enough to take down the pot.
With the win, Kovalski continues to climb, taking his stack from 630,000 at the start of the day to a hair under 1,500,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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1,430,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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340,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |