Joshi Turns the Higher Pair
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Sachin Joshi raised to 125,000 from the button and Massoud Nooralian defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Nooralian check-called the 200,000 continuation-bet of Joshi.
The turn was the 
, Nooralian checked again and now Joshi bet 425,000 which Nooralian called.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. Nooralian tabled 
for the pair of treys but Joshi held 
for higher turned pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,560,000 | -90,000 |
|
2,590,000 | 1,020,000 |
and Zelesnick bet 250,000. Nooralian moved all-in for 2,730,000. Zelesnick found the call and they turned their cards over. 
and the river card 
, Zelesnick checked for the last time and now Nooralian barreled a bet of 900,000 over the line. Zelesnick contemplated for a bit and then made the call. Nooralian tabled 
for the bluff for Zelesnick to quickly flip over the 
and Sachin doubled up to remain in the tournament.
on the turn got Zelesnick to bet 150,000 and Joshi to call from behind him. 
hit. Joshi folded and Zelesnick showed 