Sadat Spikes the River to Crack Trips
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With around 50,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, Reza Sadat moved all in from the hijack for 60,000. An opponent on the button reshoved for 75,000, sending Seref Dursun Anar into the tank for about a minute before he folded.
Sadat showed 
for a flush draw and was up against 
for trip tens. The 
on the turn was no help, but Sadat received the 
on the river to complete his flush and stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
170,000
-104,500
|
-104,500 |
, Seyedahmad Haghgou bet 40,000 from middle position before Andrew Hulme raised to 80,000 on the button. Haghgou then announced he was all in, and Hulme snap-called for 280,000.
, but Hulme had 
for the flopped set. The board ran out 
and Hulme doubled up.
and bet 13,000. Arie Kliper, in early position, called as they saw the 
fall on the turn.
, Michel Atallah bet 23,000 from the big blind and Michael Lech called in middle position.
fell on the river. Atallah this time threw out 35,000 and Lech snap-called.
for top pair, but Lech had 
for the rivered straight as Atallah angrily slammed his cards on the table and began muttering to himself.
and Yaghmai bet another 31,500. Matafonev tanked for a moment before pushing forward his remaining stack, about 60,000 more, and Yaghmai snap-called.
for a set and held on through the 
river to send Matafonov to the rail.
with around 40,000 already in the pot. Nixon, in the small blind, bet 16,000 and his opponent called.
and Nixon slowed down and checked this time. The hijack put out a bet of 21,000 and Nixon called to see the 