Hands #41-46: Koray Aldemir Doubles Through Shawn Buchanan
Hand 41: Koray Aldemir raised to 200,000 on the button with the 
and Shawn Buchanan called from the big blind with the 
. The 
flop saw Buchanan check top pair and Aldemir continuation-bet 140,000.
Buchanan called and then checked the 
turn. Aldemir checked behind and the 
completed the board on the river. Buchanan bet 325,000 and Aldemir called trying to catch a bluff. With that, Buchanan took down the 1.41 million pot.
Hand 42: Maria Lampropulos held the 
on the button and she just called. Buchanan did the same with the 
in the small blind and Aldemir checked his option from the big with the 
. All three players saw the 
flop and they all checked.
The 
turn saw Buchanan bet 175,000 with his open-ended straight draw, Aldemir folded, and Lampropulos called with her pair of queens. The river was no help to Buchanan and he gave up by checking. Lampropulos checked behind and won the pot.
Hand 43: Buchanan raised the button to 200,000 with the 
and Lampropulos three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind with the 
. Buchanan folded.
Hand 44: Buchanan received a walk in the big blind.
Hand 45: Buchanan limped the small blind with the 
and Aldemir checked his option with the 
. Both players checked the 
flop and the 
paired the board on the turn. Buchanan checked, Aldemir bet 155,000, and Buchanan folded.
Hand 46: Buchanan raised the button to 200,000 with the 
and Aldemir three-bet all in for 2.675 million with the in the small blind. It was a race, but Aldemir needed to improve to stay alive.
He managed to do it on the flop, and his hand held through the turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,160,000 | -2,004,000 |
|
5,480,000 | 2,060,000 |
|
2,820,000 | 420,000 |