Karatas Rivers Vallipuranathan
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Thasan Vallipuranathan opened to 12,000 in early position. His neighbor, Yusuf Karatas, then three-bet to 24,000, and Vallipuranathan moved all in for roughly 50,000. Karatas quickly called.
Thasan Vallipuranathan: A♥Q♣
Yusuf Karatas: Q♥J♥
Vallipuranathan's ace-high remained ahead on the 3♠5♠6♦4♣ flop and turn, but the J♠ river served only Karatas, making him top pair to eliminate Vallipuranathan.