Kornuth Shows a Deuce
Level 2
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Joe McKeehen raised to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Julien Martini in the cutoff and Chance Kornuth on the button. The flop came 
and the action checked to Kornuth who bet 8,000. McKeehen folded but Martini made the call.
The turn was the 
and Martini check-called another bet of 12,000 from Kornuth. The 
landed on the river and Martini quickly checked again. Kornuth ripped all in, putting Martini to the test for his remaining 97,000.
Martini ditched his cards and Kornuth let him choose one of his cards to flip over. It happened to be the 
which got the table mumbling over what the other card could be.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
||
with a little over 60,000 in the middle already, Koray Aldemir and Brian Altman were heads-up in the blinds. Aldemir checked to Altman who bet 22,000 and Aldemir called.
and both players knuckled the table. On the 
river, Aldemir led out for 45,000 and Altman moved all in for around 135,000. Aldemir quickly dumped his cards and Altman collected the pot.
. The pot was about 23,000 and Koray Aldemir bet 11,500. 
and Guilbert put in a call. 
and Elias checked to Hunichen who ripped all in for just over 100,000. Elias only had less than 40,000 remaining and gave it some thought but elected to lay his hand down.
, Vieira tossed in a bet of 11,500 into a pot of around 20,000. Jaffe called and the 
completed the board. Vieira checked this time and Jaffe checked it back. Vieira tabled 
and that was good enough to collect the pot.
