Jaffe Caught Bluffing; Time Banks His Way to Next Pay Jump
In the previous level, Maxi Lehmanski opened to 80,000 from under the gun and was called by Jonathan Jaffe from the small blind.
The 
flop checked through to the 
turn, where Jaffe check-called for 135,000.
On the 
river, Jaffe checked once more and Lehmanski fired for 315,000. Jaffe then raised to 715,000, leaving 55,000 behind. Lehmanski went into the tank and used several time banks before making the call.
Jaffe had 
for ace-high but Lehmasnki had a pair of kings with his 
.
The following hand, when action was on Jaffe, 40 players remained. The current payout for 40th was $70,700 while 39th would receive $81,400.
He used up all of his time banks before folding and it worked out for the American as Norbert Szecsi was all-in for his tournament life on a different table. The board read 
and that's when the chips went into the middle. Szecsi, with 
was drawing dead as he was up against Chris Moorman's 
. The completed the board and confirmed Szecsi's bust out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
1,365,000
|
1,365,000 |
|
1,500,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
55,000
-1,145,000
|
-1,145,000 |
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Busted | |
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