Reigning WSOP Main Event Champion Wins a Small One
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Darren Elias opened in early position to 5,000 and action folded around to Koray Aldemir in the big blind, who opted to defend.
On a flop of 
, Aldemir checked and faced a continuation-bet of 4,000 from Elias. After a brief pause, Aldemir called.
The 
hit the turn and both players checked to see the 
river. Aldemir checked for the third time and, after some consideration, Elias appeared to give up on the hand and checked behind.
Aldemir showed 
for top pair, which was good enough to rake in the small pot early on.