Ark Onikul Arkadi Onikul , who more often goes by Ark, was “out the door” on Day 7 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. One lucky card later and he’s now one of the top contenders to become the 2021 World Champion. Timing is Everything in Poker
With 22 players remaining in the middle of Monday’s session, the 35-year-old Las Vegas resident who hails from California ran into what appeared to be a nightmare situation. He had pocket kings and a stack of just north of 15 million at 200,000/400,000/400,000 blinds.
The local poker player faced a three-bet to 1.8 million from Mitchell Halverson , and then a four-bet to 4 million from Andreas Kniep , who was holding pocket aces.
When the action returned to Onikul, he saw an opportunity to either more than double up or to take down an already inflated pot as he hoped to build a massive stack heading into the dinner break. So, he decided to jam, and then after Halverson folded, he learned the bad news that he was up against the rockets.
The flop of was of no help to Onikul, and neither was the on the turn.
“I was out the door,” Onikul later told PokerNews of the situation he found himself in at the time.
But the miracle two-outer, the came on the river and Onikul went from out in 22nd place to chip leader at 32 million. The difference between 22nd place and world champion is around $7.75 million.
So, one two-outer may have literally changed his life forever. Even if he doesn’t go on to win the Main Event on Wednesday, that lucky card will impact his bankroll significantly in a positive way. And he already has some interesting plans for what he’ll do with the $8 million if he ships the bracelet. When asked what he’d do with the money if he wins @WSOP main-event Ark Onikoul said he’d “put 1/2 into bitcoin, 1/4… https://t.co/Nvi6VG9PNz — Danielle Andersen (@dmoongirl) Long-Time Poker Player
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