Hands #76-79: Tollerene Bluffs Katz Off
Hand #76: Ben Tollerene opened to 100,000 in the cutoff with and was called by Jake Schindler on the button with . Cary Katz also called with in the big blind and the flop came . The action checked around to the on the turn and Schindler was the first player to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 150,000. Katz laid his hand down and Tollerene called with his straight draw. The paired the board on the river and both players checked allowing Schindler to win the hand.
The blinds increased to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
Hand #77: Katz limped in with in the small blind and Tollerene chose to see a flop with . Katz led out for 100,000 on a flop of and Tollerene called. The hit the turn and Katz fired another 220,000. Tollerene picked up a two-way straight draw and called to see the on the river. Katz checked this time and Tollerene shoved all in for 710,000. "I can beat a flush draw, that's it," Katz said as he pushed his cards to the muck.
Hand #78: Tollerene raised it up with in the small blind and Schindler quickly folded his big blind.
Hand #79: Schindler raised to 200,000 in the small blind with and Ryan Riess laid down his rags in the big blind.