Korkmaz Picks Off Karmatckii
Level 31
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
On the second hand of the final table, Arsenii Karmatckii raised from the button to 500,000 with 
and Koray Korkmaz defended his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Korkmaz checked over to Karmatckii, who bet another 360,000. Korkmaz called and the turn came the 
.
Karmatckii continued betting, firing out 1,200,000 and Korkmaz called once more to see the 
on the river. Korkmaz checked again and Karmatckii used a time bank before betting 4,000,000.
Korkmaz went through five time banks as he tanked for several minutes with his queens before calling and taking down the massive pot to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,900,000
6,180,000
|
6,180,000 |
|
10,400,000
-6,210,000
|
-6,210,000 |
|
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