Hands #66-68: Gates' River Raise Fails; Ensan With More than Half the Chips in Play
Hand #66: Alex Livingston raised to 3,500,000 from under the gun and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #67: Kevin Maahs limped from the button, Garry Gates completed from the small blind and Livingston checked his option in the big.
The flop was 
, Gates checked, Livingston bet 3,000,000, Maahs called and Gates called.
The turn was the 
, Gates checked, Livingston bet 5,500,000, Maahs folded and Gates folded.
Hand #68: Gates raised to 3,500,000 from the button and Hossein Ensan called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Ensan check-called 2,300,000 from Gates.
The turn was the 
and Ensan check-called 6,500,000 from Gates.
The river was the 
, Ensan led for 8,900,000, Gates raised to 24,500,000 and Ensan called.
Gates showed 
for a pair of tens, but Ensan tabled 
for a pair of kings to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
273,300,000
37,600,000
|
37,600,000 |
|
||
|
107,500,000
-44,600,000
|
-44,600,000 |
|
51,900,000
-5,400,000
|
-5,400,000 |
|
41,600,000 | |
|
|
||
|
40,500,000
12,400,000
|
12,400,000 |
|
||