Karmazinas Busts Alaei in Monster Pot
We are only one orbit into todays play and Dominykas Karmazinas already won another massive pot to bust Daniel Alaei. The action started with a 3,200 raise from Karmazinas who was under the gun+1. Smith, in the cut-off, Alaei, on the button and both blinds (Tran and Tony G) made the call.
The flop was 
and it got checked to Smith who bet 6,500. Alaei decided to raise to 18,000 and both blinds folded quickly. Karmazinas cold-called after which Smith decided to give it up.
The turn was the 
and Karmazinas checked to Alaei who counted out a big bet and fired 47,000 into the pot. Karmazinas didn't flinch and made the call. On the river the 
hit and without hesitation Karmazinas moved all-in putting Alaei to the test. The American pro was far from happy and at first it didn't seem like he was going to call. Alaei had around 135,000 chips left behind, but all of a sudden he announced call. Karmazinas turned over 
and Alaei stood up from the table. He whispered something into Tran's ear and quickly left the tournament area. We are down to five players and on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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502,000
208,500
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208,500 |
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Busted | |
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