Kurtulus Finds Aces at Right Time
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthias Auer raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, after which Fehim Hajdari moved all in for 220,000 on the button. Bora Kurtulus called off for 160,000, and Auer vacated the pot.
Bora Kurtulus: A♥A♦ 
Fehim Hajdari: 8♦8♣
Kurtulus' aces easily held on the 4♠Q♠J♠J♣5♥ runout, doubling him up and leaving Hajdari with six big blinds in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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|
165,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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60,000
165,000
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165,000 |