Hands #246-250: Messina With Three in a Row
Level 36
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #246: Valentin Messina raised to 1 million with 
and Jean Montury called with the 
to see a flop of 
. Messina's continuation bet of 800,000 awarded him the pot without showdown to eventually jump back into the lead.
Hand #247: Montury's raise to 1.15 million chips with 
didn't find any resistance.
Hand #248: Messina raised to 1 million with 
and that won the pot.
Hand #249: Montury made it 1.05 million to go with 
and Messina shoved with 
for 14 million in chips, putting Montury at risk. The latter let go.
Hand #250: Messina limped with the 
and Montury checked with . There was no betting action on the 
nor the 
turn before Messina then bet the 
river to scoop the third pot in a row.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,700,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
11,150,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
|
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