First One to Speranza
On the first hand back from the dinner break, Gianluca Speranza increased his chip lead through Andrew Hinrichsen, who slipped into third place.
From the button, Speranza raised to 32,000. Hinrichsen called out of the big blind and the flop came down 
. Hinrichsen checked, Speranza bet 28,000 and Hinrichsen called.
The turn was the 
and Hinrichsen checked again. Speranza bet 46,000 and Hinrichsen made the call.
The river paired the board and put a fourth heart out there with the 
landing. Hinrichsen checked and Speranza took a minute to study. He then fired 156,000. Hinrichsen thought about it, but folded and Speranza won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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977,000
118,000
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118,000 |
|
648,000
-108,000
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-108,000 |
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