Hands #6-9: Solomon Grabs a Couple Healthy Pots
Hand #6: Rick Salomon raised to 700,000 on the button and Nick Petrangelo came along from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Petrangelo checked and called a continuation bet worth 800,000 before the 
turn paired the board.
Petrangelo checked once more and Salomon made it 1.3 million to go. Petrangelo called again and the 
river brought a check from Petrangelo. Salomon checked behind and won the pot with 
for kings and fours.
Hand #7: First to act, Fedor Holz raised to 675,000 and David Einhorn defended the big blind. The flop showed 
and Einhorn checked, Holz bet 600,000 and the call of Einhorn followed. The turn came the 
and both players checked.
The 
river completed the board. Two checks resulted in the showdown and Einhorn won the pot with 
.
Hand #8: Salomon opened to 800,000 and Einhorn three-bet to 3.15 million in the small blind, Salomon came along to make it heads up to the 
flop. Einhorn continued for 2 million and Salomon used one time bank before raising to 5.2 million, Einhorn let his shot clock run down to all but one second and folded.
Hand #9: Einhorn made it 800,000 on the button and Justin Bonomo called out of the big blind. The 
flop brought a check of Bonomo, who then called a bet of 800,000 by Einhorn. On the 
turn, Bonomo quickly checked and Einhorn fired a second barrel for 2 million, Bonomo called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Bonomo showed the 
for a pair of kings and Einhorn had that beat with 
to drag in a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,700,000
-3,900,000
|
-3,900,000 |
|
||
|
23,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
|
20,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
20,600,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
15,000,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |
|
||
|
13,400,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,600,000 | |
|
|
||
|
7,600,000 | |
|
||