Hands #28-30: Koonce Puts Himself in a Bind
Hand #28: Marc Rivera raised to 600,000 from under the gun with 
and Ramon Colillas shipped all in for 8,350,000 in the small blind with 
. Rivera quickly folded and Colillas scooped the pot.
Hand #29: Julien Martini opened to 600,000 in the cutoff with 
and Colillas shipped again with 
on the button. The action was back on Martini and he also laid down his hand.
Hand #30: Colillas bumped it up to 650,000 with 
in the cutoff and Jason Koonce defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Koonce led out for 1,100,000. Colillas called after flopping top pair and the 
landed on the turn.
Koonce fired out another bet of 2,700,000 and Colillas used two time extensions before making the call. The river brought the and Koonce opted to check this time. Colillas announced all in, putting Koonce to the test for his remaining 5,225,000 chips. Koonce used a time extension as well but eventually decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,525,000
-1,850,000
|
-1,850,000 |
|
||
|
15,800,000
5,850,000
|
5,850,000 |
|
||
|
6,425,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
||
|
5,475,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,225,000
-4,100,000
|
-4,100,000 |
from second position and Ramon Colillas defended big blind with 
.
and Colillas was dealt 
on the button to 650,000 and Rivera jammed for 5,875,000 in the big blind to win the pot.
and got no action until Jason Koonce popped it to 2 million with 
first to act. That was enough to win the pot.
hit the felt. Colillas bet 425,000 and Martini quickly sent his cards to the muck. The two remaining hands were tabled and Perrault would need runner-runner in order to stay alive. The 
.
under the gun and Marc Rivera called in the small blind with 
and Rivera check-called 600,000. A 
hit on the turn and Rivera faced a bigger bet of 2,325,000. Rivera used a time bank and then slid in calling chips. A 
to give Jattin a flush draw. The 
. Nobody gave him action.
. Farid Jattin looked down at 
flop brought a little for both and they checked to the 
, little to fear for Shakerchi, but the 
brought lots of outs for Martini. The river: 
. The flop came 
on the river and two more checks awarded Rivera the pot.