Yaiche Doubles Through Geilich
Level 31
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Liran Twito raised to 600,000 from the hijack and Basil Yaiche shoved from the cutoff. Ludovic Geilich asked for a count from the button and the dealer confirmed Yaiche had 3,190,000 behind. Geilich made the call. Daniel Braude quickly folded his small blind but Anton Morgenstern looked to have a lot more difficulty in making a decision from the big blind. After about two minutes, Morgenstern reluctantly folded as did Twito.
Basil Yaiche: 
Ludovic Geilich: 
The flop came 
and Morgenstern held his head in his hands.
The turn was the 
while the rest of the table wondered what Morgenstern had.
The river completed the board with the 
for Yaiche to river a set of eights to stay alive.
"I had ace-king of spades'" Morgenstern said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,730,000
3,145,000
|
3,145,000 |
|
6,600,000
-1,565,000
|
-1,565,000 |
|
6,160,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
for Christoforou to play the two pair on the board with the ace-kicker to double up as Braude's pocket pair got counterfeited.
for Morgenstern to hold with the higher hole cards and eliminate Biz in 9th place for $56,515 and more space around the table.
, Braude checked, Duta bet 525,000, Braude raised, and Duta shoved for around 2,400,000 which Braude snap-called.
on the turn and the 
, both Bicknell and Twito quickly checked. Bedir continued with a bet of 775,000 and only Bicknell made the call.
completed the board on the river to seal the deal for Morgenstern and Yacoub would be the first player to benefit from the payjump. Yacoub collected $41,565 for finishing in 12th place.
for Yacoub to make a full house on the river to eliminate Dogan in 13th place for $33,790.
was dealt on the river to complete the board as a formality. 
for Geilich to flop the flush draw and the crowd gasped.
which didn't change the situation much but the 
