Hands #1-5: Tollerene Barrels With Flush, Holst Escapes on the River
Hand #1: Cary Katz found in the second position and scooped the blinds and ante with a 50,000-raise to kick things off.
Hand #2: It took only two hands to see the first three-bet hit the felt. It all happened in the late positions after Kristina Holst made it 45,000 in the cutoff. Jake Schindler peeled on the button and priced it up to 130,000. Holst folded her .
Hand #3: Ryan Riess min-raised from the button and Katz defended his big blind with . Katz completely missed the flop and quickly check-folded to Riess' continuation bet.
Hand #4: Under the gun, Holst raised to 45,000 with and action folded to big blind Ben Tollerene who called with dominated . Once again, the flop wasn't what the defending player wished for and Tollerene check-folded to Holst's cbet of 50,000.
Hand #5: In a blind-versus-blind limped pot, Tollerene and Holst looked at the flop. It was an action-provoking texture as Tollerene had a combo draw with while Holst spiked the top pair with . Tollerene led out 30,000 and Holst called.
The turn locked it up for Tollerene who made his flush. He continued barreling, firing 80,000 this time. Holst called one more time and the river paired the board.
Tollerene took his full 30 seconds before betting 250,000, putting Holst to a tough spot. She laid her hand down, preventing her stack from what would be a huge wound.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Tollerene |
1,350,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Kristina Holst |
720,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |