Hands #1-5: Raising Pot Takes the Pot
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Hand #1: Matt Dames raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Dimitrii Valouev called from the big blind. Valouev led out for 53,000 on the 
flop and after thinking for nearly a minute, Dames folded to give Valouev the pot.
Hand #2: Galen Hall received a walk.
Hand #3: Hall completed from the small blind and Brandon Paster checked his option. The flop came 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Paster would immediately fold as soon as Hall reached for some chips.
Hand #4: Hall limped from the button, Paster completed the small blind, and Millard Hale checked his option out of the big blind. The flop came 
and Paster led out for 30,000. Hale announced a pot-sized raised, to 138,000, and Hall and Paster both folded.
Hand #5: Kevin Saul opened for 33,000 from middle position and Gabriel Nassif called from the big blind. Nassif would check-raise Saul's 35,000 continuation bet, making a pot-sized raise, and Saul would quickly fold.