Koray Aldemir knows what it takes to take down the Main Event, he did it last year. You may not have shared a table with him, but we spent an orbit with the champ to give you a glimpse of the action.
Hand #1 (small blind): Action folded all the way to Aldemir. He raised it up to 9,500 from the small blind. Aaron Steury folded the big.
Hand #2 (button): Erikas Laugzemys raises to 5,500 from middle position. Roberto Bendeck three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff, forcing Aldemir and everyone else to fold back to Laugzemys, who made the call.
The flop came 
. Bendeck bet 12,000 when checked to and Laugzemys made the fold.
Hand #3 (cutoff): Action folded to Roberto Bendeck in the hijack who raised it up to 6,000. Aldemir folded, as did the rest of the table.
Hand #4 (hijack): Aldemir folded, as did the rest of the table until DJ Buckley raised the button to 6,000. Jacob Connelly three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind and Buckley folded.
Hand #5 (middle position): Aldemir folded, as did everyone else until Eric Greenwood raised to 6,000 on the button. For the second hand in a row, Jacob Connely three-bet to 19,000. Greenwood called.
The flop was 
, Connely continued for 17,000 and Greenwood called.
Both players checked the 
turn. On the 
river, though, Connely led for 37,000, eliciting a fold from Greenwood.
Hand #6 (utg+2): Aldemir opened to 5,500. For the third hand in a row, Jacob Connely three-bet, this time to 17,000 from his button. Aldemir let it go preflop.
Hand #7 (utg+1): Roberto Bendeck raised to 6,000 from under the gun and the entire table folded.
Hand #8 (utg): Aldemir opened to 5,500 and only found one caller, Erikas Laugzemys on the button.
The flop came out 
. Aldemir thought for a bit before continuing for 5,000. Laugzemys wanted nothing to do with it and let his cards go.
Hand #9 (big blind): The entire table folded, giving Aldemir a walk in the big blind.
Bonus hand #10 (sb): Roberto Bendeck opened the button to 6,000. Aldemir three-bet from the small blind to 25,000. Bendeck folded to the champ.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
404,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
305,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
275,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
||
|
215,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
166,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
97,500
-187,000
|
-187,000 |
|
85,500
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
and Austin Apicella had bet 14,000. D'Ambrosio answered with a raise to 35,000 and Sumner was in the tank. 
queen for at least top pair. 
king of spades and took down the pot. 
board delivered no help to Adeniya and he was sent to the rail.
flop and JC Tran, sitting on his right, called. 
