Hands #126-128: Aldemir Doubles Through Smith
Level 17
: 15,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
Hand #126: David Peters made it 65,000 with 
and Dan Smith defended big blind with 
by three-betting to 250,000. Peters let it go.
Hand #127: Smith completed 
and Peters checked with 
.
Smith had all of the 
board and he bet 60,000 on the river after it checked down. Peters dropped in a call and lost the showdown.
Hand #128: Smith raised to 60,000 with 
on the button and tank-called the shove — using a time extension — of Koray Aldemir, who had 
and 780,000 in the big blind.
The 
board nailed Aldemir as he now just needed to dodge backdoors. The 
did make it a sweat to the river but the 
was harmless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,290,000 | -490,000 |
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1,600,000 | 695,000 |
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1,110,000 | -205,000 |
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