It's (Almost) All About Buldygin
Over on table 11, Viacheslav Buldygin has taken over control and was involved in most hands to build his stack significantly.
Hand 1
Timothy Adams raised to 48,000 in the cutoff and Buldygin called in the small blind. On the 
flop, Buldygin check-called a bet of 55,000 and the duo then checked the 
turn. The 
fell on the river and Buldygin bet 70,000 to force a fold from Adams.
Hand 2
Buldygin opened to 50,000 and Bertrand Grospellier called in the big blind. The 
flop went check, check, and the same applied for the 
turn. Grospellier bet the 
river for 76,000 and Buldygin folded.
Hand 3
Buldygin raised to 50,000 and Julian Thomas called on the button, Adams filled up from the big blind. The trio ended up checking through a board of 
and Adams showed 
. Buldygin had that beat with 
for a straight and Thomas mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
1,100,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
730,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
170,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |