$1,100 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Freeze-Out)
Prizepool
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 97

Marcus Stein raised from the hijack to 40,000, Raman Afanasenka moved all in from the button for 142,000, and Stein called with . Afanasenka turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The flop came , giving Stein a pair of queens. Aaron Mermelstein was standing behind Stein, sweating his action, and he said, “That’s a good flop.”

The turn card was the , giving Afanasenka a double-gutshot straight draw, and Mermelstein said, “That’s … not a good turn.”

The river card was the , giving Afanasenka a queen-high straight to win the pot. Mermelstein said, “That’s … a bad river.”

Afanasenka won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Raman Afanasenka  –  324,000  (20 bb)
Marcus Stein  –  118,000  (7 bb)