Hands 53-57: Shawn Buchanan with Big Slick
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Hand 53: In the first hand back from the break, Koray Aldemir limped the small blind with the 
and Maria Lampropulos checked her option from the big with the 
. The 
flop gave Aldemir trips and he led for 120,000. Lampropulos folded.
Hand 54: Aldemir raised to 240,000 with the 
on the button and Shawn Buchanan defended the big blind with the 
. The 
flop saw both players checked and the 
appear on the turn. Buchanan checked for the second time and Aldemir, who had flopped a pair of tens, bet 360,000.
Buchanan called to see the 
river and he checked for the third time. Aldemir checked behind and claimed the pot.
Hand 55: Buchanan limped the small blind with the 
and Aldemir, who held the 
in the big blind, exercised his option with a raise to 375,000. Buchanan called the additional 255,000 and the flop came down 
.
Buchanan checked his up-and-down straight draw and Aldemir checked behind to see the turn. Again both players checked and the 
completed the board on the river. Buchanan missed his straight draw so he bet 325,000 to try and take it down. The bet did the trick as Aldemir let go of the best hand.
Hand 56: Hand 53: In the first hand back from the break, Koray Aldemir limped the small blind with the and Maria Lampropulos checked her option from the big with the . The flop gave Aldemir trips and he led for 120,000. Lampropulos folded.
Hand 57: Koray Aldemir limped the button with the 
and Lampropulos called from the small blind with the 
. Buchanan then three-bet to 620,000 with the in the big and both his opponents folded.