Action folded to Kasra Khodayarkhani in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on a short-stacked Rogen Chhabra in the big. Chhabra squeezed out his cards and the called off for 1.145 million.
Chhabra:
Khodayarkhani:
Chhabra got it in good and would hold as the board ran out .
In the last hand of Level 32, Daniel Weinman opened for 160,000 under the gun and received a call from Rogen Chhabra on the button. Joseph Hebert then three-bet to 440,000 from the small blind, both his opponents called and three players watched the flop come down .
Two checks put action on Chhabra and he promptly shoved all in for 1.825 million. Hebert folded while Weinman made the call.
Chhabra:
Weinman:
Chhabra was behind and looking for a diamond, but wouldn't find one as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river. Chhabra took home $58,487 for his fifth-place finish while Weinman chipped up to 7 million.
Kasra Khodayarkhani raised to 200,000 from under the gun, Daniel Weinman three-bet to what looked like 500,000 in the big blind, and Khodayarkhani moved all in for 2.39 million. Weinman instantly called.
Khodayarkhani:
Weinman:
Nearly five million chips were in the middle, and if Weinman were to win the flip, he would have more than two-thirds of the chips in play.
"All-diamond flop," he requested.
He was close, because the flop had two diamonds. Weinman called for no cards on the turn, but perhaps he should have because the hit the felt, giving Khodayarkhani a leading pair of queens.
Just for kicks and giggles, Khodayarkhani improved to two pair when the completed the board, and he doubled to 4.85 million chips. Weinman fell to 4.71 million.
Daniel Weinman raised to 200,000 on the button, Kasra Khodayarkhani defended his big blind, and then check-called 180,000 from Weinman on a flop of . The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board.
Khodayarkhani checked a third time, Weinman slid out 525,000, and Khodayarkhani tank-folded.
Daniel Weinman limped the button and then called when Kasra Khodayarkhani raised to 350,000. The flop saw Khodayarkhani check-call a bet of 320,000 before both players checked the turn and river.
Khodayarkhani rolled over the while Weinman simply mucked.
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Kasra Khodayarkhani limped in from the small blind, Joseph Hebert checked, and then both players checked when the flop fell . Khodayarkhani check-called 100,000 from Hebert when the turned, then he check-called another 150,000 when the completed the board.
Hebert opened up for a pair of queens, and Khodayarkhani mucked his hand.
Daniel Weinman opened for 200,000 from under the gun and Kasra Khodayarkhani called from the button. The blinds folded, the flop fell and Khodayarkhani called a bet of 225,000. Both players then checked the turn and river.
"King high," Weinman said. Khodayarkhani then tabled the winning .
Daniel Weinman opened to 250,000 out of the small blind, Kasra Khodayarkhani defended, and the flop fell . Weinman led out for 275,000, Khodayarkhani called, and both players checked after the turned.
The completed the board, and Weinman slid forward 600,000. Khodayarkhani splashed a few chips forward, signaling a call, and Weinman turned over for a pair of aces.
Khodayarkhani mucked, and Weinman was shipped the two million-chip pot.