Hands #83-88: Aldemir Evening Out the Stacks
Hand #83: Dan Smith opened to 37,000 on the button with 
and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #84: David Peters raised to 42,000 on the button with 
and Smith called in the big blind holding 
. The flop came 
and Smith checked to Peters who checked it back.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Two more checks and Smith took down the pot with a pair of tens.
Hand #85: Koray Aldemir raised to 37,000 on the button with 
but neither of his opponents had anything to continue with.
Hand #86: Peters limped in from the small blind with 
and Aldemir checked his big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Peters check-folded to a bet of 18,000 from Aldemir.
Hand #87: Aldemir just called in the small blind with and Smith bumped it up to 40,000 with 
. Aldemir called and the flop came 
.
Both players checked to see the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Aldemir finally led out with a bet of 180,000 and Smith sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #88: Aldemir opened to 37,000 on the button with and Peters called in the big blind with 
. The flop of 
missed both players but Aldemir took down the pot with a bet of 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,979,000 | -147,000 |
|
1,896,000 | 2,000 |
|
1,126,000 | 145,000 |