Koray Turker Eliminated in 28th Place ($8,600)

When play is down to the final nine the average chip stack will be approximately 866,000. If we take this into account then it was safe to say that Koray Turker and Phillip Willcocks were both primed to make a run at becoming the APPT Melbourne Main Event champion, with both players having close to a million chips before this hand played out.

The action folding to Willcocks on the button, who made it 14,000 to go. Turker made the call and a flop would be dealt.

Flop: {7-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {5-Clubs}

Turker led for 21,000 and Willcocks popped it to 65,000 before Turker three-bet to 165,000. Willcocks made the call and the turn would be dealt.

Turn: {3-Spades}

Turker led for 165,000 continuing his relentless aggression. Willcocks made the call and a huge pot was building.

River: {2-Clubs}

On the river Turker again decided to lead. This time for his entire stack, a massive 650,000. Turker was making a big gamble, going toe-to-toe with the only player in the room with a stack big enough to bust him.

If Willcocks called he would have more than a quarter of the chips in play with 27 players remaining.

Willcocks eventually made the call, tabling his {k-Clubs} {10-Clubs} for a rivered flush, while Turker sent his {q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} into the muck for a failed bluff on the river.