Selvakumaran Smacks the River to Bust Bezhanyan
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Aren Bezhanyan raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Mahersh Selvakumaran three-bet to 140,000 on the button, and Bezhanyan called.
The flop came 10♦8♠4♥ and Selvakumaran continued for 175,000. Bezhanyan called, and the 9♠ fell on the turn.
Selvakumaran then moved all in, and Bezhanyan snap-called. "You have aces, right?" tablemate Maximilan Sanders asked Selvakumaran, who indeed turned over A♥A♦. Bezhanyan, though, showed 8♥8♦ for a set.
Bezhanyan was poised to take the pot, but the A♠ fell on the river to give Selvakumaran a set of aces. The stacks were counted down, and Selvakumaran had Bezhanyan's remaining 630,000 covered to earn the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
|
Busted |