Hands #30-34: Gagliano Doubles into Chip Lead
Hand #30: Michael Gagliano raised to 60,000 from early position and Tommy Nguyen three-bet to 175,000 on his left. Gagliano folded.
Hand #31: Nguyen raised to 55,000 in the hijack and Thom Werthmann three-bet to 225,000 on his button. Nguyen folded.
Hand #32: Nguyen raised to 55,000 again and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 175,000. Nguyen called and they went to a flop of 
. Nguyen check-called another 175,000 and they checked the 
turn and 
river. Nguyen showed 
and Pillai mucked.
Hand #33: Andreas Klatt jammed for around 375,000 from the small blind and Gagliano conceded his big blind.
Hand #34: Brett Apter made it 55,000 from the hijack, Gagliano called from the small blind and Nguyen joined from the big.
The 
was checked by all players and Gagliano led out 110,000 on the turn. Nguyen raised to 315,000, forcing a fold from Apter. Gagliano tank-called.
The river was the and Gagliano checked to Nguyen who shoved all in. Gagliano snap-called and Nguyen sighed as his 
for a straight wasn't good enough. Gagliano turned the nut straight and rivered a flush and Nguyen had to ship another 850,000 Gagliano's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,520,000
1,020,000
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1,020,000 |
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|
2,225,000
-685,000
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-685,000 |
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