Hands #12-19: Thomas Pomponio on the Rise

Hand #12: Mark Babekov finally arrived to take his seat, and Erkut Yilmaz got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #13: Yilmaz completed from the small blind and Pomponio checks. The flop came and both players checked to see the on the turn. Yilmaz led with a bet of 500,000 and Pomponio called.

On the river both players checked. Pomponio showed and it was good to take down the pot.

Hand #14: Taylor Black opened with a raise to 1 million. Action folded around to Pomponio and he three-bet to 2,525,000.

Babekov looked at his cards. "I don't like this," he said. Then he threw in the chips to call. Black called as well.

The flop came and all three players checked. On the turn, Pomponio bet 3,400,000 and both players folded, awarding him the pot.

Hand #15: Kent Coppock raised and both blinds folded, awarding him the pot.

Hand #16: Ralph Massey moved all in and everyone folded.

Hand #17: Babekov raised to 2,000,000 and everyone folded.

Hand #18: Babekov raised to 2,000,000 and everyone folded again.

Hand #19: Coppock limped from the small blind and Yilmaz checked his option. On the flop, Coppock checked to Yilmaz. Yilmaz bet 650,000 and Coppock folded.