Up 50%, Down 50%
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A couple of upstairs matchups:
Sorel Mizzi: 31,800 vs. Daniel Steinberg: 88,200
Daniel Cates: 31,500 vs. Howard Lederer: 88,500
These sorts of differences are starting to put pressure on the smaller number as the blinds prepare to rise yet again. In the case of Daniel Cates, however, the decrease to half his stack came recently after he check-called Howard Lederer all the way down as a board came out 
...
...
. The river bet was 16k and an interesting card - Cates was shown down 
and conceded the pot to the Professor, flashing him the 
.