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Aleksei Zhukov Dusts Two

by Tricia David • May 21, 2026 - 9:50 AM

Aleksei Zhukov

Back-to-back takedowns by Aleksei Zhukov to bring the field down to 32 players. The first player to bite the dust was Sae Kubota who three-bet jammed on the big blind and raiser Zhukov on the small blind called.

Sae Kubota: 7 ♣️ 7 ♠️

Aleksei Zhukov: 10 ♦️ 10 ♠️

The higher pair held throughout the board then Yusuke Arima followed out next. His all in with J ♣️ 2 ♣️ fell to Zhukov's 3 ♠️ 3 ♦️.

Player Chips
Aleksei Zhukov 545,000
Sae Kubota 0
Yusuke Arima 0