Hands #37-39: Pocket Nines are Good for Ruivo
Level 34
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #37: Arne Kern moved all in for 2,470,000 and the table folded.
Hand #38: Justin Liberto raised to 2,100,000 from the small blind and Ralph Massey folded his big blind.
Hand #39: Manuel Ruivo raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and Liberto called from the button. Barny Boatman called from the big blind and they went three handed to the flop. It checked to Liberto who bet 560,000 and Ruivo called.
They went heads up to the turn card and both players checked. The hit the river and again both players checked. Ruivo turned over his and Liberto mucked his hand.