It's a record that will take some beating. In total, Koray Aldemir spent approximately 135 hours straight unbeaten in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Ken Baime moved all in for 1,080,000 on the button and Kamal Bittar three-bet to 3,530,000 out of the small blind. The big blind folded and Baime was officially at risk.
Ken Baime:
Kamal Bittar:
Baime was flipping for his tournament life but vaulted into a sizable lead following the flop. The turn changed nothing with the river improving Baime to broadway as he collected the full double.
Mack Khan lost a bigger portion of his stack lately while Jonathan Rosa chipped up to become a contender for the top spot in the penultimate level of the night.
Matthew Su raised to 400,000 from under the gun and folded when Cameron Blazevich jammed from one seat over.
John Eames then raised to 400,000 and Khan called, Rosa three-bet to 1,400,000 and earned the pot without resistance.
Dingxiang Ong then made it 400,000 to go and Blazevich got another three-bet jam through.
In a blind versus blind confrontation, Andy Taylor raised to 650,000 before Jorge Hou moved all in for 3,500,000. Taylor quickly called.
Jorge Hou:
Andy Taylor:
The flop opened the possibility of a chop, while Taylor picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river came the and Taylor spiked a pair to send Hou to the rail.
With around 3,000,000 in the pot and the board reading , Antoine Labat and Tom Kunze were heads-up in the pot. Labat checked to Kunze who bet 1,400,000 which sent Labat into the tank.
After nearly four minutes, Labat finally called and the completed the board. Labat thought for another minute before shoving all in for around 2,700,000. Kunze rolled his eyes and then instantly mucked his cards.
"I've never tanked that long on the turn before," Labat pointed out after the hand.
Jimmy Setna had started eating a banana around three minutes ago while he was railed by multiple friends. He then got it in for 3,850,000 on the button and was looked up by Adam Demersseman in the small blind, who invested nearly half of his remaining stack.
Jimmy Setna:
Adam Demersseman:
"Ace jack of clubs versus king queen of hearts," Setna said to his rail and then took another bite of his banana. The rail went somewhat silent after they spotted the flop, which gave Demersseman a flush draw. On top of that came a gutshot on the turn but the river ensured the double-up of Setna.
He jumped to his rail to celebrate and one of the guys stated the obvious: "Banana run-good."
Joining the action on the flop, Dingxiang Ong bet 300,000 in the big blind and was called by Matthew Su in the cutoff. The fell on the turn and both players checked, which led to the on the river. Ong now bet 500,000 and Su folded.
Su then claimed the blinds and big blind ante in the final hand with a raise as he got some chips back.
Rudy Cervantes raised to 400,000 from early position as action folded around to Tzur Levy who defended his big blind.
The flop came and Levy checked to Cervantes, who bet 800,000. Levy called as the fell on the turn.
Both players checked to the river when Cervantes bet 1,075,000. Levy then announced he was all in and Cervantes, with around 4,500,000 remaining, gave it some thought before folding.
Alejandro Lococo was moved to the table right before the hand, seated in between Andy Taylor and Karim Rebei. He complained that Rebei's chips were spilling over into his space and called the floor over.
As the hand was progressing, Lococo took issue with some comments from Rebei's supporters and the floor was called again to issue a warning to the rail.