Larry Wright's two double-ups not long ago have done as much for his confidence and they have for his stack.
He's come in for a lot of raises and just three-bet to 36,000 from the big blind after a Brandon Cantu button raise to 12,000, and an Andrew Lichtenberger call from the small blind.
Cantu folded but Lichtenberger called before both drew one, and then checked.
Wright took the pot with a jack-ten as Lichtenberger said he had an ace.
Most of the pots so far this level have been stolen blinds and antes, with Larry Wright just getting the best of that battle.
He also won the only showdown pot after calling a 16,000 button raise from Cantu whilst sat in the big blind. Both drew two cards, and then checked. Wright opened and Cantu mucked.
Maybe it's the fact that the stacks are more even now, maybe it's because the realization of how close they are to the gold, or maybe it's because Michael Mizrachi has busted out.
Whatever the reason the pace of the game has slowed considerably from what we were witnessing earlier.
Larry Wright took care of Andrew Lichtenberger over the course of two hands.
Lichtenberger defended his big blind after a Wright button raise. Both drew one and Lichtenberger check-called a 35,000 bet, and then mucked upon seeing Wright's .
Lichtenberger was down to 190,000 after that hand. He raised off the button and saw Wright three-bet call Lichtenberger's shove. Wright then stood pat as his opponent tank-drew one.
Wright opened .
Lichtenberger was drawing to a nine-low with but found another to bust.
, and Wright tossed his cards into the muck. Cantu is now back in the lead.
