Koray Aldemir, who built a huge chip advantage at the World Series of Poker Main Event only to find himself in a battle with a scrappy challenger, prevailed to win poker’s most famous tournament on Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and earned $8 million.
Aldemir, an experienced German player with more than $12 million in career earnings even before his Main Event win, outlasted a field that started with 6,650 entrants in the $10,000 Texas Hold ‘em World Championship at the 52nd WSOP held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Although Aldemir, a veteran of high-stakes tournaments, had more chips than the two players behind him combined as the final day of poker began Wednesday, he was put to the test by a much less experienced George Holmes, of Atlanta.
After knocking out third-place finisher Jack Oliver, of Manchester, England, Holmes found himself with a small chip lead but Aldemir refused to be shaken. Inside the Final Hand
The final hand was the 223rd hand of the final table. Aldemir was dealt 10-7 suited and Holmes had King-Queen. The flop came 10-7-2 giving Aldemir top two pair. With that two pair, Aldemir check-raised to 19 million chips. Instead of folding, Holmes called.
The turn brought a King, giving Holmes K-K but that still trailed Aldemir’s two pair. As it turned out, that was the card that doomed Holmes. Emboldened by his Kings, he called a 36.5 million chip bet. And after the river dropped a 9, Holmes went all-in. Aldemir called to win the Main Event.
Still, Holmes won $4.3 million, not too shabby for a player who had just one live tournament cash on his lifetime resume. Interestingly, that was also in the WSOP Main Event in 2019 for almost $51,000. Oliver, who has been playing mostly in England and had about $117,000 in lifetime winnings spread over more than 20 cashes, earned $3 million for third place. Aldemir: ‘It Felt Great’
“It felt great. It’s the biggest final table in the world, so it’s a dream come true. Probably every poker […]
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