Event 18: Daniyal Gheba Check-Raises the Flop and the Turn Against Marc Goldman

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 525

Daniyal Gheba
Daniyal Gheba

Marc Goldman raised under the gun to 125,000, and Daniyal Gheba called from the big blind.

The flop came Kh10d10c, Gheba checked, Goldman bet 75,000, and Gheba check-raised to 235,000. Goldman tanked for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 5s, Gheba checked, Goldman bet 325,000, and Gheba tanked for a while before he check-raised to 775,000. Goldman folded, and asked Gheba if he’d show a bluff. Gheba took the pot without showing his cards.

Daniyal Gheba  –  2,690,000  (45 bb)
Marc Goldman  –  2,465,000  (41 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,600 each.