Hands 135-139: Do You Limp the Button? All the Cool Kids Are Doing It...

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #135: Polychronopoulos received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #136: Cada raised to 140,000 under the gun, Mutke mucked his small blind, and Polychronopoulos three-bet to 260,000, forcing Cada to release.

Hand #137: Polychronopoulos limped in on the button, Carlton mucked his small blind, and Cada checked his option. The flop rolled out , and both players checked down, as they did on the turn. When the hit the board on the river, Cada checked for a third time, and Polychronopoulos bet 425,000 to take it down.

Hand #138: Carlton limped in on the button, Cada completed the small blind, and Mutke checked his option. They checked the down, seeing the fall on the turn. Cada led out for 75,000, Mutke called, and Carlton mucked. When the river came , Cada led out for 120,000, and Mutke looked perplexed, asking Cada something quietly while thinking things through. Scratching his forehead as he pondered, Mutke stared at his stack and appeared to count, before finally tossing in the crying call. Cada opened the and his top pair was good enough.

Hand #139 Joe Cada raised on the button and Athanasios Polychronopoulos called from the big blind. They both checked to the river of a board where he bet 175,000. Cada folded.