Kliper Doubles as Lead Changes Hands Again
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Arie Kliper raised to 2,500,000 with 
and Koray Korkmaz called with 
.
The flop came 
and Kliper continued for 1,600,000 with a pair of sixes. Korkmaz called with his pair of eights as the 
fell on the turn.
Kliper, now with two pair, grabbed three towers of chips from his stack and slid them in the middle, a bet of 2,500,000. Korkmaz moved all in and Kliper snap-called.
Korkmaz needed to complete his straight on the river to win the tournament, but he instead got the 
to make an inferior two pair as Kliper retook the chip lead once again in their back-and-forth heads-up match.
"Unbelievable game," Korkmaz said following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000,000 | 22,500,000 |
|
17,100,000 | -22,500,000 |