Erkut Yilmaz started the action with a raise to 435,000 from the hijack, and Mark Babekov called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Babekov bet 475,000. Yilmaz called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Babekov bet 1,800,000, sending Yilmaz into the tank.
"Will you show me if I lay it down?" Yilmaz asked.
"Absolutely not," replied Babekov with no hesitation. But a few moments later, he said, "I'll show you my weaker card. I owe you one."
After several minutes, Yilmaz folded, and Babekov showed the as he dragged the pot.
John Hanna raised to 550,000 from middle position, and Ralph Massey called in the big blind.
The flop came , and they both checked. The turn was the . Massey took the initiative and bet 400,000, and Hanna called. The the was the . Massey went all in, and Hanna folded. Massey showed .
Kent Coppock opened from the button, and Thomas Pomponio called from the big blind.
The flop was , and Pomponio check-called a bet of 700,000 from Coppock. The turn card was the , and another check from Pomponio saw Coppock quickly move all in.
Pomponio thought for several minutes, as his tournament was on the line, before folding.
With about 2,000,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Raul Martinez bet 1,000,000, and his lone opponent, Erkut Yilmaz, called.
The river was the , and Martinez bet again — 3,000,000 this time. After a few moments of thought, Yilmaz called and tabled for tens full of jacks. Martinez showed for a turned jack-high straight, and Yilmaz took the pot.
"I couldn't ship on him. He had too much," said Yilmaz as he stacked the chips.
Ardavan Yazdi moved all in from the button for about 800,000 chips and Matt Affleck called from the big blind to put Yazdi at risk.
Yazdi tabled and needed to improve against Affleck's . The board ran out , which paired Affleck's four but was no help to Yazdi, and he was eliminated in 16th place.
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, and Babekov bet 475,000. Yilmaz called. The turn brought the 
, and both players checked. The 
fell on the river, and Babekov bet 1,800,000, sending Yilmaz into the tank.
as he dragged the pot.
, and they both checked. The turn was the 
. Massey took the initiative and bet 400,000, and Hanna called. The the was the 
. Massey went all in, and Hanna folded. Massey showed 
, and another check from Pomponio saw Coppock quickly move all in.
, Raul Martinez bet 1,000,000, and his lone opponent, Erkut Yilmaz, called. 
, and Martinez bet again — 3,000,000 this time. After a few moments of thought, Yilmaz called and tabled 
for tens full of jacks. Martinez showed 
. The board ran out 
.
