Erkmen Turns Esau Dead
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Paul Esau min-raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Ufuk Erkmen jammed for approximately 1,100,000 out of the small blind. After getting the exact count of Erkmen's stack, Esau decided to call.
Ufuk Erkmen: A♥Q♥ 
Paul Esau: A♣J♦
Erkmen was in the perfect position to earn a double with the superior ace.
The board ran out 6♠2♥6♥10♥2♠ to have Esau drawing dead on the turn to Erkmen's flush, and Erkmen stacked up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
2,250,000
650,000
|
650,000 |