Hands #25-28: Katz Getting Short

Hand 25: Ivan Luca opened the cutoff with asking 65,000 total from the players behind him. Isaac Haxton had a better hand with on the button and three-bet to 450,000, the majority of his chips, leaving himself 303,000 behind. The blinds and Luca folded.

Hand 26: Cary Katz found under the gun and casually limped in by tossing in 30,000. Behind him, Daniel Negreanu raised to 95,000 with . Katz called.

The flop came and Katz checked. Negreanu bet 65,000 into 275,000 and Katz called. The on the turn saw Katz check again. Negreanu checked behind resulting in the rolling off on the river for free. Katz bet 30,000 into 405,000 and Negreanu called with the better hand.

Hand 27: Ivan Luca opened for 60,000 in middle position. Cary Katz called from the big blind with and flopped a pair on . They both checked and the hit the turn. Katz checked again and Luca bet 50,000. Katz called.

The completed the board and Katz (with 256,000 behind and 275,000 in the middle) checked. Luca bet 275,000, just enough to put Katz all in. Katz used a time bank cards to gain some additional time for his big decision. Katz eventually folded.

Hand 28: Bonomo opened 65,000 under the gun with . Daniel Negreanu flatted in the big blind with and flopped . Negreanu check-called a bet of 45,000 and checked again on the turn. Bonomo checked behind in the 275,000 pot. Another four on the river as the appeared and Negreanu bet 105,000. Bonomo folded right away.

Hand 29: Ivan Luca was first to act and raised to 60,000. Justin Bonomo defended the big blind with . The flop came and Bonomo check-folded to Luca's 50,000 bet.