Dec 6, 2023
Paul Roy is all in from the small blind for 2,875,000 with , and he needs to improve to stay alive against the of Martin Kozlov in the big blind.
The board comes , and Roy turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Kozlov wins the pot with a pair of aces.
Their chip stacks are counted down, and Kozlov has Roy covered by just 100,000. Roy is eliminated in third place.
Paul Roy – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($37,601)
Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:
Martin Kozlov – 6,050,000 (30 bb)
Ben Ludlow – 5,225,000 (26 bb)
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.