Hands: 6-9: Slow Going
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Hand #6: Radoja opened for 60,000, and Nguyen surrendered his blind.
Hand #7: Nguyen opened for 60,000, Radoja called, and the dealer flopped the 
. Radoja checked and called a bet of 50,000, and he check-called a bet of 140,000 on the 
turn. When the 
appeared on the river, Radoja checked for a third time, but Nguyen checked behind, avoiding the trap set by Radoja and his 
for the wheel straight.
Hand #8: Radoja limped in on the button, and Nguyen checked to see the flop of 
. Nguyen then check-folded to Radoja's 30,000 feeler bet.
Hand #9: Nguyen raised to 60,000 and Radoja came along, bringing a flop of 
to the board. After both players checked, the 
dropped on the turn, and Radoja led out for 70,000. Nguyen called to see the 
arrive on the river. After a bet of 150,000 and a call on the river, both players showed down two pair, but Nguyen's 
was best over Radoja's 
.
This hand could have prompted a larger confrontation, but both players appear content to play small pots at this point in the match.