Mandara Leaves Malec with Dust
In the first hand of heads-up play, Sebastian Malec opened to 350,000 and Ryan Mandara defended the big blind.
On the A?8?6? flop, Mandara check-called a bet of 250,000 from Malec.
The 10? turn was checked through, as was the K? river. Mandara showed K?5? for the rivered pair of kings, and took the pot.
In the next hand, Mandara opened to 300,000, and Malec three-bet to 1,400,000. After some thought, Mandara called.
On the K?Q?2? flop, Malec continued with a bet of 600,000. Mandara called.
The 5? rolled off on the turn, and Malec slowed down, checking to his opponent. Mandara fired out a bet of 1,150,000, and Malec called.
The 5? river completed the board. Malec check-jammed to 7,425,000 over Mandara's bet of 1,850,000, and Mandara made a relatively quick call.
Mandara tabled K?7? for top pair kings, which was good versus Malec's A?Q? for second pair queens. Mandara now has one hand on the trophy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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22,535,000
11,935,000
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11,935,000 |
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365,000
-11,835,000
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-11,835,000 |
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