Csik With A Huge Fade On The Bubble

  • Big Stax XXIV 500 Main Event 2:40 PM
  • Level 19 (5000/10000/1000)
  • Total Entries: 1092
  • Players Left: 117
  • Average Stack: 373,000

First, there are now three 1M+ chip stacks. Dan Daconti (~1.1M) and Vinny Longo (~1M) are seated right next to each other with Longo having position. Jerry Johnson has also moved up to ~1M and is still at the top of the field after a full level of play since the break.

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Chris Csik, Day 2 Level 19

Chris Csik just put his tournament life on the line very close to the bubble and was rewarded with an ~600k pot.

Wu Zhou opened the pot from under the gun and was called by Csik in middle position. The flop came K♣Q♣10♦ and after a bet from Zhou, Csik moved all-in for ~260k. Zhou made the call to put him at risk.

Csik J♣9♣ vs Zhou A♣7♣

Turn: 9♦

River: 10♥

Csik flopped a huge hand and blocked quite a few of Zhou’s outs and was able to hold and survive on the bubble. It was a big recovery from being outplayed by Greg Fishberg a few hands before. Fishberg 3-bet a pre-flop open from Csik and got the fold taking down an ~4.5 big blind pot and improving his stack to ~450k.

After the hand, Zhou is down to ~200k.