From the cutoff seat, Alex Fitzgerald opened to 22,000, and Alexey Sudarikov three-bet shoved for 128,000 out of the blinds. Fitzgerald had plenty of chips to make the call with , and he was flipping for the knockout against Sudarikov's .

And the knockout he would get. The flop was safe for the at-risk player, but Fitzgerald drilled the turn and river just for good measure.