Ozturk Wins on the River
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Johanssy Joseph opened the action with a raise to 1,500 and received two calls from Umut Ozturk on the button and Travis Lauson in the big blind. The flop came 
and Lauson checked. Joseph made a continuation-bet of 2,000 and Ozturk put in a raise to 4,500. Lauson cold-called and Joseph called behind.
All three players checked the turn 
and the river fell 
. Lauson and Joseph both checked to put action onto Ozturk, who bet 6,500. Lauson quickly folded.
Joseph was then faced with a decision and went into the tank for over a minute before letting his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,700
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
68,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
57,400
-12,600
|
-12,600 |
and the hijack checked again. Madl slid forward his remaining chips, causing the dealer to throw an all-in button out in front of him. The hijack then thought for about 10 seconds and sent his cards to the muck.
and river 
left the player dry and the pot was shipped her way.
. 
.
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to cut his number of chances in half, and the river 
and river 
for what was a flopped top pair that became third pair by showdown. Nonetheless, it was good as Seitz sent his cards to the muck and the pot was shipped to Shin.
and Thomas, first to act, led out for 3,000. The big blind folded and Mader put in chips to call after a few moments.
to take the hand to showdown.
and saw both players check. 
and the small blind put out a bet of 3,500. Mader grabbed two T5,000 chips and put them in for a raise, announcing what sounded like seven thousand. His opponent immediately flung his cards to the muck and Mader took down the pot.
, leaving Nguyen's aces on top between the two hands in contention. The dealer counted out his 54,600 to confirm the total and Shen sent that amount Nguyen's way.
