Hands #55-59: O'Connor Grabs the Lead
Hand #55: Jamie O'Connor limped from the small blind and Pierre Calamusa checked in the big blind. The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and O'Connor took the pot down with a bet of 300,000.
Hand #56: Joe Cada raised to 350,000 from the cutoff and the others folded.
Hand #57: Joao Vieira limped from the small blind and Cada raised to 500,000. Vieira folded and Cada picked up the pot.
Hand #58: Calamusa pushed his last 2,220,000 to the middle from the cutoff and Cada wanted a count. He folded and so did O'Connor.
Hand #59: Vieira raised to 350,000 and he was called by O'Connor in the small blind and Calamusa in the big blind. The flop fell 
. O'Connor checked and so did Calamusa bit initial raiser Vieira continued with a bet of 450,000. O'Connor called but Calamusa folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Vieira checked behind. They opened up and O'Connor won the pot. No cards were revealed, but O'Connor winning that latest pot keeps him firmly at the top of the chipcounts, while Pierre Calamusa is feeling the heat of sitting in the short-stack seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
7,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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|
6,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||
|
2,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
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