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We've been watching several small battles between Eric Bergen and Eric Yilmaz, but most of them have fizzled out before they got serious. Not this one.

There was already some action in the pot before Yilmaz raised in position, and Bergen squeezed all in from the big blind. The rest of the table folded out of the way, and it was another 103,500 for Yilmaz to make the call. He spent a bit of time in the tank, eventually announcing that he had ace-king. "Do you still want me to call?" he asked, receiving a cautionary look from the dealer. Bergen did his part by keeping quiet, and Yilmaz eventually mustered the gumption to make the call.

Showdown
Yilmaz: {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
Bergen: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

There was an ace on the flop, but it was Bergen with the best of it as it came rolling out {2-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} . The turn {2-Hearts} wasn't a great card for him, however, opening up those two outs for Yilmaz. He needed to find an ace on the river to notch the knockout, but the {2-Diamonds} landed instead. That's safe and clean for Bergen, and he's found his big double. This one skyrockets him toward the top of the counts with 255,000 or so, while Yilmaz drops down to about 185,000 with that loss.