Event 7 Flight A: Maroun Akiki Wants it More, Wins Eight-Way Pot

$570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 18 of 76

Maroun Akiki

The under the gun player started it out with a fold only to see the remaining eight players at the table limp into the pot. With the pot limped eight ways, the dealer burned and turned.

Flop: Jd7c5c

The small blind checked. So did the big blind. A pair of early position players checked and a handful in middle and late position did as well. It was on Anthony Astarita in the cutoff and he followed suit sending it to the button. The button bet 6,500. The small folded, but the big blind called. AJ “Doc” Santos called from early position and Maroun Akiki came along from his direct left. It folded back to Astarita who called. With that, the hand was sheared to a measly five players.

Turn: Jd7c5c9h

All five players checked.

River: Jd7c5c9hTs — Four to a straight on the board.

The big blind checked and so did Santos. It was on Akiki and he bet 11,000. Astarita folded, the button called and the big blind and Santos got out of the way. Akiki turned over 8s7h for a straight. The button mucked and Akiki was the last man standing in a pot that began with eight players.