May 28, 2017
Photo: Ed Abbas Alikhani is on Bullet #13 as the field is just six spots away from the money.
Jeremy Hamey moves all in under the gun for 16,500, and Ed Abbas Alikhani calls UTG+1 with . Hamey turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes , and Alikhani pairs his king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Hamey in 24th place.
Ed Abbas Alikhani – 102,000 (26 bb)
Jeremy Hamey – Eliminated
After the hand, Alikhani tells the table that he’s had aces cracked three times in this event, and that he’s currently on his 13th bullet — that’s right, he’s entered this event 13 times, which costs $7,345.
Alikhani shares a table with Poker Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein, and Alikhani looks to Greenstein and says, “Sir, it is a pleasure to play with you.”