Controversial Hand Involving Midik and Meran; Meran Wins Big Pot
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alberto Meran was heads-up from the cutoff against Osman Midik in the big blind. The former had bet 25,000 into a 45,000 chip pot on a board of 
and Midik decided on a raise to 60,000. Meran made the call.
When the 
completed the board, Midik then bet 100,000. This is where things got a little bit heated. Meran put 100,000 to denote a call but when Midik turned over 
, Meren let go of his cards on to the table before picking them back up and turning them over to show 
for the winner. As his hand wasn't in the muck, his call stood. Midik was not happy about, as the floor was called.
The ruling was made and Meran wins a big pot to send himself across the half-million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
105,000
201,000
|
201,000 |