Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Mike Gorodinsky check-raised a bet from Kristopher Tong. Tong called, and the river completed the board with the . Gorodinsky bet, and Tong called.
Gorodinsky turned over the for a full house, jacks full of nines, and Tong mucked his hand.
Mike Gorodinsky raised it up on the button, and Kristopher Tong made the call. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , and this time, Tong led out. Gorodinsky called, and both players checked the on the river.
Tong tabled for a pair of queens, and Gorodinsky peaked down at his hole cards, thought for a few moments, then kicked them in. After losing that pot, Gorodinsky is down to 550,000, which is just under seven big bets.
Kristopher Tong raised on the button, and Mike Gorodinsky made the call from the big blind. The flop came down , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong bet, and Gorodinsky called.
The turn was the , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong bet, and Gorodinsky check-raised. Tong called.
The river was the , and Gorodinsky checked. Tong fired a bet, and Gorodinsky made the call.
Tong showed the for two pair, aces and deuces, with an ace-four low. Gorodinsky mucked and dropped back to under one million in chips.
The players started the action a few minutes early from break, so we barely caught the action of what turned out to be a huge pot on the first hand back. Both players had a few big bets in front of them as the dealer finished out a board. We saw Mike Gorodinsky bet out, and Tong shook his head as he put the call in. However, he ended up being good as he tabled for eights full, giving a 1.7 million to 1.1 million chip advantage.
From the button, Mike Gorodinsky raised. Kristopher Tong reraised from the big blind, and Gorodinsky called. On the flop, Tong checked, and Gorodinsky fired a bet. Tong folded, showing , and Gorodinsky won the pot.
Mike Gorodinsky raised from the button, and Kristopher Tong defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Tong fired right out. Gorodinsky came in for a raise, and Tong made the call. The hit the turn, and Tong led out yet again. This time, Gorodinsky just called, and the same thing happened when the scary looking hit the river.
Tong tabled for a queen high flush and eight low, but neither was good, as Gorodinsky rolled over for a better flush and low. After winning that cooler, Gorodinsky is back up to 1.2 million, and is closing the gap on Tong.
From the button, Mike Gorodinsky raised. Kristopher Tong made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . Tong checked, Gorodinsky bet, Tong raised, and Gorodinsky called.
The turn was the , and Tong fired a bet. Gorodinsky called.
The river was the , and Tong bet. Gorodinsky called.
Tong showed the , and Gorodinsky showed the . The two players chopped up the pot.