Hands #178-181: Ankit Ahuja Gets Knocked Down to Seven Big Blinds

Feb 24, 2025

Ankit Ahuja
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HAND #178  –  Ankit Ahuja completes the small blind to 200,000, and Ronald Haverkamp checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Club AClub KDiamond K, Ahuja bets 200,000, Haverkamp raises to 500,000, and Ahuja calls.

The turn card is the Club 7, Ahuja checks, Haverkamp bets 650,000, and Ahuja calls. The river card is the Spade 10, and both players check.

Ahuja shows Diamond ADiamond 4 for two pair, aces and kings, but Haverkamp turns over Spade KHeart 5 to win the pot with trip kings. Ahuja is down to just 3,000,000 in chips.

Ankit Ahuja  –  3,000,000  (15 bb)


HAND #179  –  Everyone folds to Artem Vezhenkov, giving him a walk in the big blind.


HAND #180  –  Artem Vezhenkov moves all in from the small blind, and Ankit Ahuja folds his big blind.

Ankit Ahuja  –  2,600,000  (13 bb)


HAND #181  –  Ankit Ahuja completes the small blind to 200,000, and Ronald Haverkamp checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of Club 8Spade 5Heart 4Club 6, Ahuja bets 400,000, and Haverkamp calls.

The river card is the Club A, Ahuja bets 700,000, Haverkamp moves all in, and Ahuja quickly folds. Haverkamp takes the pot.

Seat 1.  Ronald Haverkamp  –  13,500,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Artem Vezhenkov  –  22,500,000  (113 bb)
Seat 3.  Ankit Ahuja  –  1,300,000  (7 bb)

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