Alkan Jams Into Tabacaru; Knocks Out Lie

Ion Tabacaru had reraised to 36,500 and Volkan Alkan then squeezed to 127,000, sending Tabcaru into a deep tank. The clock was called on him and thirty seconds ran down without a decision to declare his cards dead.

One hand later, Aylar Lie raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Mehmet Altinok called on the button. Alkan three-bet to 50,000 in the big blind and Lie jammed for around 130,000. Altinok folded and Alkan called to create the following showdown.

Aylar Lie:
Volkan Alkan:

The "first premium hand of the day" for Lie remained ahead on the flop and turn but the struck on the river. "Not my day," Lie said as she grabbed her belongings and left the tournament area.