Hands #34-38: Volpe Still in the Lead
Hand #34: Paul Volpe got a walk after Shaun Deeb and Romain Lewis folded.
Hand #35: Volpe raised from the small blind to 215,000 and Deeb called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Volpe continued with a bet of 200,000. Deeb called again to see the 
turn appear on the board.
Both players checked on the turn and the river was the 
. They checked again and Volpe tabled 
, but that was no match against the 
of Deeb.
Hand #36: Volpe raised from the button to 215,000 and Romain Lewis called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Lewis check-called a bet of 220,000 from Volpe.
the turn was the 
and Lewis checked again to Volpe. This time Volpe counted out a bigger bet and pushed 685,000 forward. Lewis sent his hand to the muck.
Hand #37: Lewis called from the small blind and Volpe checked.
The flop was 
and both players checked again. The turn was the 
. They checked again to see the river. Lewis took the hand down by showing 
.
Hand #38: Lewis raised to 210,000 from the button and Volpe called from the small blind. Deeb folded his big blind and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came down 
and Volpe checked to Lewis who put in a bet of 150,000. Volpe called within a couple of seconds.
The turn was the and Volpe checked to Lewis for the second time in the hand. The Frenchman checked behind this time.
The river was the 
and, again, Volpe checked to Lewis. He put in a bet of 250,000 and Volpe went in the tank. After about a minute and a half, he called and Lewis opened up 
and Volpe showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
5,100,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
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