Kozieja Eliminates Konnikova
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Grzegorz Kozieja opened from the hijack before Maria Konnikova shoved for approximately 64,000 on the button. Kozieja put in the call to put Konnikova at risk for her tournament life.
Maria Konnikova: A♠Q♠
Grzegorz Kozieja: J♠J♥
The flop was not what Konnikova wanted to see when it fanned out 9♦5♥A♥ to give Kozieja a pair of aces and put Konnikova in a bind with two cards to go.
The Q♥ turned gave Kozieja two pair, and the 7♣ river was the final card Konnikova would see in the tournament as she fell to the aces up of Kozieja.