Nikita Kuznetsov Applies Pressure to Benny Chen

Photo: Nikita Kuznetsov

After an open from Benny Chen to, 4 players came along to see a flop of . Chen comes out firing for 20,000 and gets a fold from Ben Ludlow, but then Nikita Kuznetsov raises to 48,000. 

This produces folds from the rest of the table and when it gets back to Chen, he makes the call after some considerable contemplation. 

On the turn , Chen checks to Kuznetsov, who moves all in to cover. After a full minute, Chen throws it away and the pot is pushed to Kuznetsov’s dominating pile. 

Nikita Kuznetsov – 665,000
Benny Chen – 88,000
Ben Ludlow – 122,000