Sadan Turker Eliminated in 2nd Place ($377,411)

Sadan Turker was all in before the flop for about 4,000,000 with A 9 against Sean Getzwiller’s 5 5.

The board came J 5 4 8 K, giving Getzwiller middle set on the flop.

Sadan Turker is eliminated in 2nd place ($377,411) while Sean Getzwiller wins the gold bracelet for Event #8 and the $611,185 grand prize.

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 6,267,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 7,385,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 5,150,000

Sean Getzwiller Takes Chip Lead Back

Sean Getzwiller raised to 295,000 on the button and Sadan Turker called from the big blind.

The flop came J 9 7 and both players checked.

The turn was the 3, Turker bet 425,000 and Getzwiller called.

The river was the 5, Tuker bet 1,000,000 and Getzwiller called. Getzwiller showed A 7 for middle pair and Turker mucked. Getzwiller raked the nearly 3,500,000 pot, taking the chip lead back with over 6.5 million this hand.

Turker Fights Back, Regains Lead

Right after chipping back up to even towards the end of the level, Turker took a nice pot off of Getzwiller to regain the lead heading into Level 32.

Sean Getzwiller raised to 250,000 from the button and Sadan Turker called from the big blind.

The flop came 10 7 4, Turker checked, Getzwiller bet 275,000 and Turker called.

The turn was the 2, Turker checked, Getzwiller bet 510,000 and Turker called.

The river was the 2, and both players checked. Getzwiller turned over 7 3 for middle pair, but Turker showed 10 8 for top pair. Turker raked the two-million plus pot, taking back the chip lead once again.

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Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 6,267,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 6,505,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 6,030,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Jon Turner – $274,005

Jon Turner Eliminated in 3rd Place ($274,005)

Sadan Turker open-shoved the small blind and Jon Turner called all from the big blind.

Turner showed 8 8 for the lead while Turker showed A 4.

The board came A J 2 Q 9, giving Turker a higher pair on the turn. Jon Turner came into the final day as the short stack and was eliminated shortly thereafter in 3rd place ($274,005).

NOTE: With the elimination of Jon Turner in 3rd place ($274,005), Sadan Turker held a slight chip lead going into heads-up play with 6,335,000 to Sean Getzwiller’s 6,200,000.

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NOTE: Play ended for the night at the conclusion of Level 28 as a result of the ten-level rule. The remaining three players will return at 4:00pm and play until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 4,178,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 7,910,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 3,000,000
3. Jon Turner – 1,680,000

Eliminations:

4th. Max Weinberg – $201,433
5th. Stefan Raffay – $149,392

Stefan Raffay Eliminated in 5th Place ($149,392)

Stefan Raffay opened the pot for a raise, Sadan Turker shoved and Raffay called all in.

Raffay turned over Q Q for the lead while Turker showed 9 9.

The board came 9 9 8 J 4, giving Turker quad nines on the flop. Stefan Raffay was eliminated in 5th place.

Max Weinberg Eliminated in 4th Place ($201,433)

Max Weinberg got it all in before the flop with K Q against Sadan Turker’s A 8.

The board came A 10 5 4 9, giving Turker top pair on the flop. Max Weinberg was eliminated in 4th place ($201,433) while Turker snagged the chip lead with about 7.7 million in chips.

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Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 2,089,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 3,380,000
2. Jon Turner – 3,380,000
3. Sean Getzwiller – 2,460,000
4. Max Weinberg – 2,000,000
5. Stefan Raffay – 1,470,000
6. Lawrence Riley – 660,000

Eliminations:

7th. Hunter Frey – $84,341
8th. Daniel Haglund – $64,186
9th. Odette Tremblay – $49,258

Odette Tremblay Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,258)

Sadan Turker open-shoved the small blind and Odette Tremblay called all in from the big blind.

Turker was behind with J 5 when Tremblay turned over K 7.

The board came 5 2 2 A 8, giving Turker two pair on the flop. Odette Tremblay came to the final table as one of the short stacks and was the first eliminated in 9th place ($49,258).

Daniel Haglund Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,186)

Max Weinberg opened the pot for 95,000 from late position, Daniel Haglund moved all in for 385,000 and Weinberg called.

Haglund turned over A 5 for the lead against Weinberg’s A 4.

The board came 9 3 3 K 4, giving Weinberg two pair on the river. Daniel Haglund was eliminated in 8th place ($64,186).

Hunter Frey Eliminated in 7th Place ($84,341)

Jon Turner opened the pot for 90,000 from the button, Hunter Frey reraised to 190,000 from the small blind, Turner four-bet shoved and Frey called.

Frey turned over A 10 for the lead against Turner’s K J.

The board came K 8 3 6 4, and Turner flopped top pair to eliminate Hunter Frey in 7th place ($84,341).

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