Hands #31-36: Top Two Stacks Clash
Hand #31: Ben Yu limped in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo raised to 800,000 in the small blind. Yu folded.
Hand #32: Isaac Haxton raised to 400,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #33: Petrangelo limped on the button and Sean Winter called in the big blind. Haxton checked his big blind.
The flop came 
and it checked to Petrangelo who bet 250,000. Winter quickly folded and Haxton check-raised to 575,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #34: Petrangelo raised to 400,000 first to act and Yu defended his big blind. Yu checked the 
flop and Petrangelo bet 350,000. Yu called.
The turn was the 
. Yu checked again and Petrangelo bet 1,400,000.
The river was the 
. Yu checked for a third time and Petrangelo bet 3,500,000. Yu folded.
Hand #35: Petrangelo received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #36: Petrangelo limped in the small blind and Winter raised to 800,000. Petrangelo called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
, pairing the board, and Petrangelo bet 600,000. Winter called and the river came . Petrangelo check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Winter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
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|
8,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
7,800,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
||
|
5,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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