"Are You Kidding Me?"
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Zach Hyman opened early and saw Dan Perper three-bet from the button to 8,500. Leon Tsoukernik called in the big blind, and Hyman came along. The flop came 
, and Perper bet 10,000. Both players called him. They checked to him again on the 
, and Perper bet bigger with 35,000. Again, both opponents called. On the 
, Tsoukernik came out betting with 54,000. Hyman mucked, but Perper announced a quick call.
Tsoukernik turned over 
for a backdoor straight.
"Are you kidding me?" Perper said in disbelief.
"That was your only out," Hyman remarked, saying he had the nut flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
303,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
205,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
with 39,500 in the middle, Scott Seiver checked from the small blind over to Antonio Esfandiari in the cutoff who bet out 26,000.
completed the board on the river, Seiver checked again. Esfandiari quickly checked behind, and then mucked once Seiver tabled his 
and Kempe checked before G.I. bet 40,000. Kempe called, and when the river landed the 
, Kempe bet out 29,000. 
as G.I. revealed his 
to see the pot chopped up.
, and Antonio Esfandiari came out with a check-raise to 100,000 in the small blind. Seiver seemed pained and tanked awhile but ended up calling. Esfandiari turned over 
for a flopped set.
and Mercier led out for 16,000 with Buddiga opting to fold.
