Hands #16-20: Kenney Takes the Lead, Katz Doubles
Hand 16: Action folded to small blind Ivan Luca with 
and he limped in. Big blind Isaac Haxton with the 
raised to 180,000 and Luca folded instantly.
Hand 17: Isaac Haxton limped in from the small blind with 
. Bryn Kenney checked his big blind option with 
. The flop came 
and Haxton bet 90,000 into 130,000. Kenney called.
The 
on the turn saw both players check and the 
completed the board. Haxton checked and Kenney bet 245,000. Haxton folded right away.
Hand 18: Negreanu raised to 115,000 under the gun with 
. Ivan Luca called from the cutoff with 
. The two biggest stacks at the table took a flop of 
and Negreanu bet 75,000. Luca called rather quickly.
As the 
hit the turn, Negreanu checked. Luca bet 185,000 into 485,000 and Negreanu folded. Luca up to over 3 million after the hand, Negreanu down to 2.5 million.
Hand 19: On the button, Bryn Kenney opened 
for 115,000. Negreanu in the big blind with 
called and checked on 
. Kenney was quick to check behind and he hit a pair on the turn: 
. Negreanu checked again and Kenney bet 145,000 into 285,000. Negreanu called only to check again on the river. Kenney took his time before betting 435,000 into 575,000. Negreanu called and mucked.
Hand 20: Cary Katz shoved for 345,000 from the button with 
. Big blind Justin Bonomo called with 
and doubled Katz as the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,120,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
||
|
3,075,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
||
|
1,945,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,855,000
-945,000
|
-945,000 |
|
||
|
1,310,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
745,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
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