Hands #92-97: Hallay Goes From Short Stack to Contender
Hand #92: After Marco Bognanni limped from his small blind, Axel Hallay raised to 3 million from his big blind. Bognanni then three-bet to 16.9 million, which was more than enough to put Hallay all in if he made the call, which he did without hesitation.
Axel Hallay: 
Marco Bognanni: 
The board ran out 
, which gave Hallay his third double-up at the final table.
Hand #93: After Hallay called from the small blind and Robert Mitchell checked from his big blind, both players then checked to the river on a board of 
. Hallay slid out a bet of 1 million, Mitchell made the call, tabled 
and raked in the pot.
Hand #94: Hallay raised to 2 million, which got a call from Bognanni. Both players checked through to the river on a 
river, Mitchell bet 2.1 million and Hallay folded.
Hand #95: After Bognanni limped in from the small blind, Hallay raised it to 3.5 million and took down the pot.
Hand #96: After Hallay limp-called Mitchell's raise of 3.5 million from his big blind, Hallay then check-folded to Mitchell's bet of 3 million on the 
flop.
Hand #97: Mitchell bumped it up to 3.5 million from his small blind and Bognanni folded his big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500,000
11,500,000
|
11,500,000 |
|
30,600,000
-21,900,000
|
-21,900,000 |
|
28,300,000
10,400,000
|
10,400,000 |