Hands #19-23: Five Hands, Five Rivers
Hand #19: Eric Blair raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Chris Johnson called on the button. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Blair checked, Johnson bet 80,000, and Blair folded.
Hand #20: James Hughes raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson called from the cutoff. The flop came . Hughes bet 52,000 and Johnson called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Hughes led out for 175,000 and Johnson mucked.
Hand #21: Johnson raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Hughes defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Hughes checked, Johnson bet 70,000, and Hughes called. Both players checked when the hit the river. Hughes tabled for a pair of nines with a queen kicker and Johnson showed for two pairs, nines and eights, to scoop the pot.
Hand #22: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson three-bet to 125,000 from middle position. Thomas Reynolds called on the button and Hampton folded. The flop came , Johnson led out for 125000, and Reynolds called. The turn was the , Johnson led out for 250,000, and Reynolds called again. The river was the . Johnson checked and Reynolds moved all in for about 800,000. Johnson went into the tank and eventually folded.
Hand #23: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Hampton defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Hampton led out for 80,000 and Gathy called. The river was the and Hampton check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from Gathy.