Play has slowed significantly since the unofficial final table has been reached. Most pots this level have been won preflop. Flops have been rare, turns even more so, and rivers nonexistent.
Mark Babekov raised from the button to 700,000, and Taylor Black called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Black checked. Babekov bet 500,000, and Black called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Black bet 700,000. Babekov raised to 1,500,000, and Black went into the tank. After nearly two minutes, Black folded, and Babekov took the pot.
Yilmaz raised to 850,000 from the cutoff, and Mark Babekov three-bet from the small blind to 2,200,000. Yilmaz then four-bet to 5,500,000, sending Babekov into the tank.
After about a minute of thought, Babekov folded, and Yilmaz stacked the chips.
Mark Babekov raised to 1,000,000 from early position, Kent Coppock three-bet shoved from the button for 5,450,000, and Matt Affleck re-shoved from the small blind. Babekov folded, and Coppock and Affleck tabled their hands.
Coppock:
Affleck:
Coppock was racing for his tournament life and needed help from the board in order to double up. The flop kept Affleck in the lead, as did the turn, but the on the river paired Coppock's queen, and he scooped the pot.
. Pomponio doubled up to leave Hannah as the short stack.
, and Black checked. Babekov bet 500,000, and Black called. The turn brought the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
, and Black bet 700,000. Babekov raised to 1,500,000, and Black went into the tank. After nearly two minutes, Black folded, and Babekov took the pot.
. Ralph Massey was the player at risk, and his rail went crazy as he tabled 
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, and the Massey rail went crazier still as their boy got a precious double.
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turn, but the 
on the river paired Coppock's queen, and he scooped the pot.
