Event 28: Ahmed Taleb Versus Keith Morrow

Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee 

Level 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000 w/ 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10/563

From middle position, Ahmed Taleb raised to 55,000 and Keith Morrow called from the button. Following a flop of J♣52, Taleb bet 75,000 and Morrow called. The turn was the 2♠ and Taleb checked. Morrow tossed out a bet of 80,000 and Taleb called.

The 5 fell on the river and Taleb checked again. Morrow cut out a bet of 210,00 and Taleb called.

Morrow tabled K♣Q but Taleb took the pot with Q♠J

Ahmed Taleb – 1,400,000
Keith Morrow – 570,000

Event 28: Final Table Chip Counts

Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee 

Level 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000 w/ 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10/563

Ahmed Taleb

Final Table Chip Counts

SeatNameChips
1Keith Morrow1,068,000
2Aaron Kennedy893,000
3Withheld100,000
4Daniel Collins526,000
5Bobby Suer1,283,000
6Jeffrey Tanouye335,000
7Ahmed Taleb1,700,000
8Matt Affleck1,400,000
9Martin Zamani900,000
10Joseph Cheong1,750,000