Matthew Carmody raised to 250,000 from the small blind and Andre Akkari moved all in from the big blind. Carmody made the call only to find that he was behind.
Carmody:
Akkari:
The board came down and Akkari was able to double up and shoot into the chip lead.
Andre Akkari opened his button to 200,000 only to have Matthew Carmody move all in for 1,355,000. Akkari quickly announced a call as the cards were tabled.
Carmody:
Akkari:
The board ran out to see Carmody double to 2,770,000 as Akkari slipped to 4,340,000 in chips.
Nachman Berlin raised to 200,000 from the button only to find Matthew Carmody three-bet all in from the small blind. Andre Akkari got out of the way and Berlin called.
Berlin:
Carmody:
The flop came and Carmody screamed "YES!" immediately followed by a "No!" as he saw that he paired his queen but then noticed that Berlin made his set of nines.
It wouldn't be poker with a sweat, though, as the came on the turn, giving Carmody an open ended straight draw, needing an eight or king on the river to win the pot. The river came , giving Carmody two pair and the losing hand. He will be going home with $295,625 in prize money.
Nachman Berlin called from the button and Andre Akkari checked his option. The flop came and Akkari checked to Berlin who bet 85,000. Akkari made the call and both players checked a turn of .
On the river, Akkari fired out 250,000 and Berlin shot his hand to the muck.