Hands #20-23: Massey's Stack is Growing
Hand #20: Gilsoo Kim moved in from the hijack and everyone folded around so he took down the pot.
Hand #21: [Removed:4] opened with a raise to 50,000 on the button and everyone folded so he took down the pot.
Hand #22: From the hijack seat Eric Baldwin opened with a raise to 55,000. Aaron Massey defended from the big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked to see the 
hit the turn. Both players checked once again.
The river was the 
and Massey checked for a third time. Baldwin put out a bet of 80,000. Massey then sprung to life with a check-raise to 350,000. Baldwin tanked for a bit, then eventually decided to call. Massey showed down his 
for the nut straight and that would earn him the big pot.
Hand #23: Aaron Massey limped in from the small blind and Michael Finstein made it 100,000 from the big blind. Massey called and the two took a flop.
On the 
flop, Massey checked and Finstein put out a bet of 75,000. Massey called.
The turn was the and both players checked. They checked again on the 
river and Massey showed down his 
. It was good enough to get a muck from Finstein so he took down the pot to move right around 2,800,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,785,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
1,640,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
||
|
1,170,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |