Hands #12-15: Trips For Team Smith
Hand #12 Fabio Coppola raised to 125,000 from the button, and Zachary Gruneberg called in the big blind. The flop fell , and Gruneberg check-called a 100,000 c-bet. The turn fell the , and Gruneberg check-folded to a 300,000 bet from Coppola.
Hand #13 Gruneberg called in the small blind, and Michael Marder checked his option. The flop fell , and Marder folded after Gruneberg bet 60,000.
Hand #14 Kenny Hallaert raised to 100,000 from early position and saw Gruneberg call on the button, as well as Jerod Smith in the big blind. Smith checked on the flop, and Hallaert bet 115,000. Both opponents called, and the turn fell the . All three players checked to see the river and again checked to showdown. Smith flipped over for trips and took down the pot.
Hand #15 Coppola raised to 110,000 from early position, and Steve Sung called in middle position as Barak Wisbrod also came along in the big blind. The players checked through the flop and when Wisbrod bet 175,000 on the turn, both his opponents folded.