Aldemir Takes from Ivey; Cates from Tsang
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand 1
Phil Ivey raised from the button and Koray Aldemir called in the big blind. Once the flop came 
, Aldemir checked and Ivey continued for 50,000. Aldemir check-raised to 145,000 and that shut down all further action.
Hand 2
One hand later, Dan Cates made it 50,000 to go and Elton Tsang called in the big blind. Both players checked through a flop of 
. Tsang took the lead with a bet on the 
turn for 65,000 and Cates called before the 
river triggered another bet worth 155,000 by Tsang.
Cates immediately asked "how much" and took some consideration before calling. Once he did so, Tsang immediately mucked his cards to give up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,760,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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|
1,210,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
525,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
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