The players are on an extended 30-minute break and their counts are as follows.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,100,000 | |
|
194,200,000 | |
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Hand #203: Koray Aldemir defended against a button min-raise by George Holmes and checked the 
flop, which Holmes checked back. On the 
turn, both players checked and the 
fell on the river. Both checked once more and Holmes won the pot with the 
for a pair of fives.
Hand #204: Aldemir made it 4,600,000 to go and Holmes filled up to the 
flop, on which Holmes opted to check. Aldemir continued for 2,700,000 and Holmes sent the cards into the muck.
Hand #205: Holmes raised it up to 4,000,000 and Aldemir defended the big blind. On a flop of 
, Aldemir's check triggered a bet worth 5,800,000 by Holmes and a call by Aldemir. The 
turn was checked around and the river completed the board. Aldemir checked once more and Holmes made it 25,000 to go, which won the pot without showdown.
Hand #206: Aldemir limped in and Holmes checked to the 
flop, on which the latter checked. The check back by Aldemir led them to the 
turn and both checked it down once more. On the 
river, Holmes eventually bet 4,000,000 and Aldemir folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,100,000
13,200,000
|
13,200,000 |
|
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194,200,000
-13,200,000
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-13,200,000 |
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Hand #199: George Holmes raised to 4,000,000 from the button and Koray Aldemir defended. The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. Aldemir check-called the 3,000,000 bet of Holmes. The river completed the board with the 
and they both checked. Holmes tabled the 
for ace-high but Aldemir showed the 
for the rivered straight and the pot.
Hand #200: Aldemir raised to 4,600,000 and Holmes called. The flop came 
, they checked to the on the turn. It went check-check again for them to see the 
complete the board. Holmes bet 4,000,000 and Aldemir called but mucked when Holmes flipped over the for two pair.
Hand #201: Holmes min-raised and that did not scare Aldemir away. The flop came 
, Aldemir quickly checked but Holmes bet 3,500,000 which was enough to get Aldemir out of the hand.
Hand #202: Aldemir limped on the button and Holmes opted to check. The 
flopped over and Holmes check-called the min-bet of Aldemir. The turn was the , Holmes checked again. Aldemir bet 10,000,000 to get the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
207,400,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
191,900,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
Hand #196: Koray Aldemir limped in and George Holmes checked his option in the big blind. The flop was checked by Holmes and Aldemir made it 2,000,000 to go. That prompted a fold from Holmes and Aldemir recovered some chips.
Hand #197: Holmes was next to limp from the button and Aldemir checked back to the 
flop, which was quickly checked. On the turn, both checked once more and that led to the river. Aldemir bet 2,000,000 and received no call.
Hand #198: Aldemir made it 4,600,000 to go and Holmes filled up to see the 
flop. Holmes checked and Aldemir made it 3,700,000 to go as Holmes came along to the 
turn. Another check by Holmes followed and Aldemir checked it back to the turn. Holmes now bet 6,400,000 and Aldemir took one minute and 20 seconds before raising it up to 24,100,000.
Holmes called after more than one minute of consideration and Aldemir won the large pot with 
for queens and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
209,000,000
40,400,000
|
40,400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
190,300,000
-40,400,000
|
-40,400,000 |
Hand #193: George Holmes limped in on the button but Koray Aldemir raised it up to 8,500,000 to get the fold.
Hand #194: Aldemir raised to 4,600,000 from the button and Holmes defended. The flop came down with the 
, Holmes checked and so did Aldemir. The on the turn didn't bring any betting action either so the completed the board. They both checked again. Aldemir showed the 
for the ace-kicker to claim the pot.
Hand #195: Holmes raised to 4,000,000 and Aldemir three-bet to 17,000,000. Holmes called.
The flop came 
, Aldemir took a minute and barreled a bet of 10,000,000 out, Holmes raised it up to 28,000,000 after thinking about it for 44 seconds. Aldemir called after 47 seconds.
The turn was the and Aldemir checked. Holmes did the same for the to complete the board. Aldemir tanked for 74 seconds and then bet 9,000,000. Holmes raised to 24,000,000 after considering it for a minute. Aldemir called but Holmes held the 
for two pair and the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,700,000
62,400,000
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
168,600,000
-62,400,000
|
-62,400,000 |
|
|
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Hand #189: George Holmes limped in and Koray Aldemir checked in the big blind. The flop was checked and the turn was checked through as well. On the river, Aldemir checked the third street in a row and Holmes bet 3,000,000 in order to avoid a showdown, as Aldemir folded.
Hand #190: The next limped pot led to the flop and neither player bet to see the turn for free. Holmes checked and Aldemir bet 2,000,000 to win the pot.
Hand #191: Holmes min-raised and Aldemir called. The 
flop went check, check, and the turn completed a possible flush draw. Aldemir checked to Holmes and Holmes checked to the river. The bet worth 8,800,000 by Aldemir won the pot, as Holmes folded within two seconds.
Hand #192: Aldemir limped and Holmes checked as the third limped pot within four hands headed to the 
flop. Holmes checked to Aldemir, who bet for the minimum and received a call. The turn brought a second flush draw and Holmes checked once more. Both players checked to the river which was checked down, too. Holmes tabled the for sixes and fours to drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
231,000,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
168,300,000 | |
Hand #186: Koray Aldemir completed his small blind and George Holmes opted to check. The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
. it was checked again to see the complete the board. Holmes checked for the final time. Aldemir bet 3,000,000 for Holmes to fold.
Hand #187: Holmes raised to 4,000,000 and Aldemir defended. The flop came , Aldemir check-called the 5,000,000 continuation-bet of Holmes.
The turn was the , Aldemir quickly checked again. This time, Holmes decided to bet 7,000,000 for Aldemir to call. The completed the board and Aldemir checked for the final time. Holmes did the same.
Aldemir tabled the for the flopped pair of nines but Holmes held the the higher pair he had rivered.
Hand #188: Aldemir raised to 4,600,000 and Holmes came along to the flop. Holmes check-folded to the 3,700,000 continuation-bet of Aldemir.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
231,000,000
-7,400,000
|
-7,400,000 |
|
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||
|
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168,300,000
7,400,000
|
7,400,000 |
Hand #183: George Holmes raised to 4,000,000 and Koray Aldemir filled up to see the 
flop, which went check, check. On the turn, Aldemir bet 4,000,000 and Holmes folded.
Hand #184: Aldemir opened to 4,600,000 on the button and Holmes defended. The flop brought and Holmes opted to check, Aldemir bet 2,400,000 and received a call. After the turn, both players checked to the river and Holmes checked once more. Aldemir bet 8,000,000 and won the pot without showdown.
Hand #185: Holmes min-raised the button and Aldemir called. The flop was checked and the 
followed on the turn. Aldemir now bet for 5,200,000 and Holmes called as the fell on the river. The check by Aldemir was followed by a check from Holmes who flashed the 
for a flush with the four. However, Aldemir had the for a straight flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
238,400,000
22,200,000
|
22,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,900,000
-22,200,000
|
-22,200,000 |
Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn, the star of Swingers, Old School, Wedding Crashers, and Dodgeball, was recently announced as the "Master of Ceremonies" for the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Yesterday, he gave the traditional "shuffle up and deal" announcement at the final table of the WSOP Main Event, and on Wednesday he returned for several other promotional endeavors. Once finished, he took the opportunity to enter his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet tournament, Event #79: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty where every Poker Hall of Famer had a bounty on their head.
While not a member of the PHoF, Vaughn, too, had a target on his back as Jack Effel revealed the WSOP was putting a $10,000 bounty on the actor, much to the delight of players sat with him at Table 2 in the Brasilia Room.
