Ankit Wadhawan is still very much in the fight in Match 5! The Chandigarh champion just found a clutch double-up through the chip leader Saahib Bawa, keeping himself well-positioned as this tense three-handed play continues.

Here’s the action: Saahib Bawa opened the pot from the button, making it 4,000 (2x the big blind) holding . Ankit Wadhawan, sitting in the big blind, decided it was time to make a move and shoved all-in for his last 33,700 chips with . Bawa made the call, putting Wadhawan at risk.

Wadhawan needed his Queen-Jack to connect against Bawa’s King-Queen high. The dealer spread the flop , getting Bawa top pair but Wadhawan added outs to a straight draw. The turn came the , offering no help to yet. But the river was the ! That Ten completed a King-high straight for Wadhawan!

Just like that, Wadhawan rivers the straight to take down the pot and double up! While his spot in the Day 5 contest looks safe based on points already earned, adding chips now certainly helps improve his starting stack position for that final showdown!

Chip Counts
Saahib Bawa – 1,61,000
Ankit Wadhawan – 71,400
Bhanuprakash KC – 67,600