Hands #34-38: Del Vecchio and Lee Get Short
Hand #34: First to act, Matthew Wakeman raised to 120,000 with the 
and he was called by Mike Del Vecchio on the button with 
. Andrew Hinrichsen in the small blind called with 
and Gyeong Byeong Lee came along from the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Del Vecchio, who bet 225,000. Lee called with his middle pair and Wakeman check-raised all in to force two quick folds.
Hand #35: Hinrichsen made it 150,000 to go from the cutoff with the 
and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #36: Lee opened the button to 140,000 with 
and Wakeman in the small blind asked for the stack size of short stack Del Vecchio, then opted to call with the 
. The flop came 
and Wakeman checked, Lee bet 300,000 only for Wakeman to check-raise to 750,000. Lee had no intention to continue the hand and sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #37: Lee opened to 140,000 in the cutoff with and Bryn Kenney in the big blind moved all in for 1,440,000 with the 
. Lee folded once more and Kenney claimed the pot.
Hand #38: Wakeman opened the cutoff to 120,000 with 
and Kenney gave it some thought on the button with 
. Kenney three-bet to 375,000 and Taylor jammed in the small blind with the to win the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,140,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
||
|
6,185,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
5,015,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
1,735,000
-885,000
|
-885,000 |
|
1,335,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,000,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
|
||