Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Sami Rustom bet 80,000 after Vincent Robert checked to him on a flop of 
. Robert came back with a raise to 200,000, which Rustom called after a brief pause. The turn brought a 
, and Robert pushed all in for 704,000.
Rustom began tanking.
"It doesn't make sense," he finally said, sliding in a tower of green T25,000 chips.
Rustom: 
Robert: 
Rustom had correctly deduced that he was ahead, but Robert would take the pot and double up with a diamond or an ace on the end. The river was a 
, and Rustom took all of his foe's chips and the overall chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
flop with a healthy amount in the middle, Chris Lindh bet 160,000 from the small blind and Matthew Reed called on the button. The 
turn fell and and Lindh fired 265,000 this time. A call from Reed landed the 
river, which Lindh checked. Reed bet 400,000, sending Lindh into the tank. After counting out the 400,000 multiple times, he opted to call.
, Lindh mucked, and Reed collected the pot.
, giving Ramirez a Broadway straight. The turn was a brick, the 
on the river changed nothing. Ramirez doubed up on hand.
against the 
of Sam Abueid. The board rolled out 
, and Alibay hit the rail.
fell on the turn, and Al-Darwich checked. Damelian then reached for his chips, and bet out 125,000. Al-Darwich thought for a moment, before raising it up to 258,000. Damelian cut out several different amounts of stacks, and thought about his decision for a minute as well. He finally bumped it up to 500,000. Al-Darwich paused for a moment, before announcing all in, for more than two million in chips.
