Aldemir Trumps MacDonnell
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Marc MacDonnell raised to 53,000 from the hijack and was called by Koray Aldemir and Shurane Vijayaram in the blinds.
The flop came down 
and all three players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Aldemir sat motionless for a few minutes before betting out 145,000. Vijayaram folded shortly after as the decision fell on MacDonnell. He took almost a minute to make the call.
The 
completed the board and once again Aldemir tanked for a minute then cut out a bet totalling 195,000. MacDonnell sat in his seat agonising over his decision before reluctantly calling.
Aldemir then tabled 
for trip nines and took down the large pot after MacDonnell mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
426,000
|
426,000 |
|
||
|
485,000
343,000
|
343,000 |