Hands #197-202: The Pendulum Swings
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Hand #197: Evan McNiff raised to 160,000 and Jordan Morgan made the call to see a flop of 
. Morgan checked and McNiff bet out 170,000. Morgan raised to 425,000 in response, which scared McNiff out of the pot.
Hand #198: Morgan raised to 160,000 and McNiff called. The flop was 
and McNiff checked. Morgan bet out 150,000. McNiff called and the turn card was the 
. Both players checked and the river came down the 
. McNiff bet out 355,000 and Morgan folded his hand after a minute of thought.
Hand #199: McNiff raised to 160,000 and Morgan three-bet to 405,000. McNiff pushed all in and Morgan quickly called to put himself at risk.
Morgan: 
McNiff: 
McNiff's rail cheered for the anticipated win and it was looking good through to the turn of 
. Everything changed when Morgan spiked an ace on the river. The dealer flipped over 
and McNiff's rail erupted with groans and shouts of "you've got to be kidding" and "so sick!"
Morgan scored the huge double up to regain the chip lead.
Hand #200: Morgan raised to 160,000 and won the pot.
Hand #201: McNiff raised to 160,000 and Morgan made the call. The flop came 
and Morgan quickly checked. McNiff bet out 170,000 and won the hand.
Hand #202: Morgan raised to 160,000 and McNiff three-bet to 400,000 to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,660,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
||
|
3,950,000
-1,640,000
|
-1,640,000 |