Hands #60-62: Ray Qartomy Knocks Alex Farahi Down to 5 Big Blinds

Photo:  Ray Qartomy

HAND #60  –  Matthew Wantman raises from the hijack to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #61  –  Aaron Motoyama completes the small blind to 125,000, Lei Lei moves all in from the big blind for 1,600,000, and Motoyama folds. Lei takes the pot.

Lei Lei  –  1,850,000  (15 bb)

HAND #62  –  Ray Qartomy raises under the gun to 250,000, and Alex Farahi calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Farahi checks, Qartomy bets 150,000, and Farahi thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card is the , Farahi checks, Qartomy bets 350,000, and Farahi calls. The river card is the , and both players check.

Farahi shows for a pair of fives, but Qartomy turns over to win the pot with two pair, queens and jacks.

Ray Qartomy  –  5,625,000  (45 bb)
Alex Farahi  –  675,000  (5 bb)