Rezaei Wins Pot After Persuading Dealer Not To Kill Zhechev's Hand
With 90,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Ivan Zhechev bet 28,000 from the small blind. Daniel Rezaei in middle position used all of his time bank before raising to 92,000.
Zhechev was thinking over their next decision and their time bank elapsed to zero and the dealer announced fold and went to reach for Zhechev's hand. A flummoxed Rezaei said, "No, you can't kill his hand, he still has time bank cards left."
Zhechev threw in a time bank card and made the call shortly after. The 
came on the turn and Rezaei used a time bank card before making a bet of 120,000. Zhechev used a time bank card and made the fold.
While Rezaei was taking in the pot he joked "That wasn't an indication of the strength of my hand when I told the dealer not to kill your hand!" to Zhechev. The Bulgarian responded, "It did seem kind of strong!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,010,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |