Sakarya Flops Mokhtari Virtually Dead
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Paul Esau raised to 50,000 from middle position and Milos Todorovic called from the hijack. Yaser Sakarya squeezed to 210,000 on the button before Tommy Mokhtari cold four-bet jammed for about 450,000 from the small blind. Esau and Todorovic folded, but Sakarya called.
Tommy Mokhtari: A♣Q♠ 
Yaser Sakarya: Q♦J♦
Mokhtari looked to be poised to double up as he had Sakarya crushed, and just needed to dodge a jack or some diamonds.
Unfortunately for Mokhtari, the monotone flop of 4♦5♦2♦ gave Sakarya a flush and left him drawing to a chop with runner-runner straight flush cards.
It wasn't to be as the 5♠ rolled off on the turn and Mokhtari was out. The 6♦ completed the board, and Mokhtari was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted | |