Slow Play by Badulin Sees All Change in the Counts

It folds to Aleksey Badulin in the small blind and he opts to limp with in the hole. Vahe Martirosyan looks down to see and goes all in for 2,800,000. He has Badulin covered but with the second-best starting hand in poker, Badulin is going nowhere and is a huge favorite with his tournament life at risk.

The board comes and despite improving to a straight draw on the turn, Martirosyan didn’t get there and is down to just five big blinds now.

Aleksey Badulin – 4,300,000
Vahe Martirosyan – 730,000