Taleb Fades Everything To Double
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Matthew Levin was in middle position opened the action with a raise to 8,000 and Ahmed Taleb three-bet all in for his last 22,000 from the button. Action got back to Levin and he called.
Ahmed Taleb: 
Matthew Levin: 
The two were off to the races as the flop came 
, leaving the odds relatively unchanged as Levin found himself with 13 outs by means of any card that was a jack or higher set to improve him beyond Taleb's holding. The turn 
gave Levin three more counterfeit outs for the river, which fell 
and left his ace-king second-best to Taleb's pocket fours.
Both players shrugged and smiled as the runout completed and Levin paid off the 22,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 28,000 |
and Cotolan checked to his opponent, who made a continuation-bet of 7,000. Cotolan called.
and Cotolan checked again. His opponent fired a second barrel of 9,000.
for a turned top pair, top kicker. The player remarked saying that he had a king as well, and that it was a sick turn. He then said he folded king-jack.
and action checked to the hijack, who made a continuation-bet of 6,000. Parsons called and Winter folded.
and Parsons checked. The hijack threw out a bet of 15,000 and Parsons tossed in chips to call.
for king high and Parsons showed top pair, tabling 
to earn him the pot.
, leaving the big blind's pair of fives to be nothing more than a five kicker two the queens and eights that were on the board. As such, Wiora's ace proved to be the difference in the hand and earned him both the pot and the knockout, bringing him just shy of a quarter-million in chips nearing the final break of the evening.
and the river came 
. Massey checked to Bryant and she threw out a bet of 10,000. Massey sent his cards to the muck.
