Secondary Table: Kawauti Gets Involved

Hand #15: Clement Tripodi min-raised to 240,000 from middle position and picked up three callers — Ryan Riess (cutoff), Carlos Mortensen (small blind), and Alexander Livingston (big blind). The flop came and it checked around. The turn brought the , and this time Mortensen led for 350,000 and the others all folded.

Hand #16: Getting involved for the first time today, Bruno Kawauti raised to 250,000 from middle position, Mortensen called from the button, and Jason Mann also called from the big blind. The flop came . Mann checked, then Kawauti set out a bet of 425,000. Both of his opponents folded, giving the Brazilian the pot.

Hand #17: Chris Lindh raised to 250,000 from middle position, then Mortensen reraised to 525,000 from the cutoff. Livingston then gathered chips and reraised to 1,215,000 from the button. Lindh folded quickly, and after stacking and restacking his chips for awhile Mortensen tossed his hand as well.