Sadan Turker went all in for his last 90,000 under the gun. [Removed:153] thought for a while and moved all in for 900,000 in middle position. The remaining players folded, and Turker was at risk and behind.
Turker:
Stenholm:
The board ran out , and Turker was out in 10th place for a payout of $25,728.
Eric Cloutier shoved from the cutoff to claim the blinds and antes. Right after, [Removed:153] raised to 90,000 from the button, and Scott Margereson called in the big blind. The flop came , and Margereson check-shoved behind a bet of 60,000 to win the pot without resistance.
Asi Moshe raised the next two hands to 85,000. In the first hand, Gaurav Raina called in the big blind and check-folded to a bet of 70,000 on the .
In the second hand, it was Eddy Sabat who defended the big blind and checked the flop. Moshe continued for 75,000, and Sabat called before the turn went check-check. On the river, Sabat bet 160,000, and Moshe called. Sabat turned over for queens and sixes, while Moshe had that beat with for queens and jacks.
Sadan Turker raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the small blind. The big blind folded, and they were heads-up.
On the flop of , Pantaleo check-called Turker's bet of 95,000. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Pantaleo checked, Turker bet 160,000, and after a long hesitation, Pantaleo check-raised to 645,000. Turker went into the tank, and after around three minutes, he called.
Pantaleo showed him the bad news, as he had for the runner-runner nut flush.
Turker mucked and told Pantaleo, "You're killing me, man. I had a ten! I had ace-ten. What a sick river." He then walked away from the table briefly and returned to add, "Why didn't I just check the river?"
Turker was left with just three big blinds, and their discussion about the hand continued for the next several minutes as play went on.
[Removed:153] announced a raise to 90,000, and Asi Moshe called in the cutoff. The flop came , and Stenholm continued for 125,000. That was good enough to win the pot, as Moshe let go. He then walked over to two friends from Israel on the rail, including Uri Reichenstein. "Asi will win," Reichenstein assured.
Out of the small blind, Asi Moshe raised to 125,000, and Sadan Turker called out of the big blind. The flop fell , and Moshe continued for 150,000, which triggered a fold by Turker.
Right after, Eddy Sabat opened to 80,000 in the cutoff, and Moshe called on the button. Sabat check-called a bet on the flop and checked again the turn. Moshe fired a second bet for 165,000, and Sabat called.
The river paired the board, and Sabat checked. Moshe made it 495,000 to go, and Sabat eventually called, only to muck once Moshe showed for trips jacks with an ace kicker.
After a middle position open to 65,000, and James Calvo three-bet to 220,000 in the small blind. Scott Margereson called in the big blind, and the initial raiser folded.
On the flop, Calvo bet 200,000, and Margereson folded.
Gaurav Raina opened to 65,000, and Sadan Turker three-bet to 165,000 from the cutoff. Raina called, and both players checked the flop. The turn card was barely there when Raina checked and folded to a bet by Turker to see the latter scoop the first notable pot on the unofficial final table.
Before the start of the 10-handed unofficial final table, all players were asked if they would like to bag up at nine players and come back tomorrow over on the feature table. That offer was declined for now, but may be reassessed at a later point depending on how many players are left.
The action is underway with 12 minutes left in the current level.