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Hand #59
From the small blind, Chris Dombrowski raised it up to 80,000. Dimitar Yosifov in the big blind opted to three-bet to 180,000 to put the pressure back on Dombrowski.
After nearly a minute in the tank, Dombrowski moved all in for 900,000 and Yosifov made the call.
Dombrowski:
Yosifov:
With Dombrowski trailing, the flop changed little, but it would be the on the turn giving him life as the completed the board on the river.
Hand #52
Mathew Moore kicked it off with a raise to 48,000 and Jesse McEuen three-bet to 119,000 from the small blind.
Moore deliberated for a few moments before tossing his cards into the muck.
Hand #53
Carter Myers opened to 55,000 from the small blind and Chris Dombrowski defended his big blind to see a flop fall.
Myers led out for 43,000 and Dombrowski made the call as the landed on the turn. Again Myers took the lead - this time with a bet of 91,000 - with Dombrowski making the call as the fell on the river.
After tanking for nearly a minute, Myers slid out a bet of 205,000 to put Dombrowski into think-mode for over two minutes before eventually folding.
Hand #54
From the cutoff, Jesse McEuen raised to 53,000 only to have Dimitar Yosifov three-bet to 158,000. McEuen made the call before the dealer spread the {9s] flop.
Both players checked as the rolled off on the turn and Yosifov led out for 129,000 with McEuen quickly calling as the completed the board on the river.
After nearly a minute, Yosifov announce he was all in to put McEuen at risk, and after a moment or two, McEuen mucked his hand.
Hand #46
Dimitar Yosifov raised to 50,000 and Carter Myers three-bet to 135,000from the big blind. With the action back on Yosifov, he made it 225,000 to put Myers into the tank.
After just a few moments in the tank, Myers moved all in and Yosifov quickly kicked his cards to the muck.
Hand #47
Dimitar Yosifov opened the pot under the gun to 50,000 and Chris Dombrowski defended his big blind to see a flop fall.
Yosifov continued for 60,000 and Dombrowski mucked.
Hand #48
Mathew Moore bumped it up to 50,000 and Dimitar Yosifov made the call from the big blind to see a flop spread by the dealer.
Both players checked and the turn landed the which prompted Yosifov to lead out for 54,000. Moore made the call as the completed the board on the river and Yosifov pushed out 75,000 with Moore quickly calling.
Yosifov tabled his , but it was Moore's that would see him pushed the pot.
Hand #49
Jesse tossed in a raise from early position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #50
Chris Dombrowski raised to 52,000 only to have Chris Bolek move all in for roughly 300,000. Dombrowski quickly mucked.
Hand #41
Carter Myers raised to 55,000 from the small blind and Chris Dombrowski reraised to 128,000 from the big. Myers made it 210,000 and Dombrowski folded.
Hand #42
Chris Bolek raised to 50,000 and Dombrowski reraised from the small blind to 122,000. Bolek folded and Dombrowski took the pot.
Hand #43
Dimitar Yosifov raised to 67,000 from the small blind and Mathew Moore reraised from the big to 159,000. Yosifov four-bet to 322,000 and Moore released the hand.
Hand #44
Dombrowski raised to 52,000 and it folded around.
Hand #45
Moore raised to 48,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #37
The action folded round to Carter Myers in the cutoff and he raised to 48,000. From the small blind, Dimitar Yosifov three-bet to 125,000 and that was enough to force a fold from Myers.
Hand #38
From the button Dimitar Yosifov made it 50,000 only to have Chris Bolek make it 129,000 from the big blind.
Yosifov surrendered and Bolek stacked the pot.
Hand #39
Chris Dombrowski made it 50,000 from the hi-jack with Mathew Moore making the call from the button along with Jesse McEuen in the big.
The flop fell and Dombrowski continued for 80,000 following a check from McEuen. Moore mucked, as did McEuen, and Dombrowski was pushed the pot.
Hand #40
The action folded to Mathew Moore and he made it 48,000 to go from the cutoff. Chris Bolek three-bet to 117,000 from the button and once the action passed back to Moore who moved all in to force a fold from Bolek.