Hands 5-6: Parlafes Cracks Eight Million
Hand 5: Dany Parlafes looked down at 
in the cutoff and he raised to 125,000. It folded over to Benjamin Pollak who held 
in the big blind. Pollak called and the two took a flop.
The dealer fanned 
and the action went check-check. The 
fell on fourth street, prompting Pollak to bet 155,000. Parlafes let it go and Pollak took down the pot.
Hand 6: Parlafes held 
under the gun and he opened to 125,000. Andrius Bielskis was in the big blind and he defended with 
. The flop was 
and Bielskis checked to the raiser. Parlafes continued for 150,000 only to see Bielskis slide out a check-raise to 395,000. Parlafes called to see fourth street.
The 
fell on the turn, prompting Bielskis to move out a bet of 560,000. Parlafes would not be swayed as he dropped out a call once more. The river bricked out with the 
and action went check-check. Parlafes showed his sevens and took down the sizable pot.
Parlafes now has cracked the eight-million chip mark with 8.47 million while Bielskis' stack has fallen to 2.185 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,470,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
2,970,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
||
|
2,390,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
2,185,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
|
1,750,000
80,000
|
80,000 |