Hands #220-224: Messina Crippled by Cruel River
Hand #220: Valentin Messina min-raised to 800,000 with 
and received a call by Jean Montury to see a flop of 
. Both players checked down until the 
turn and 
river to see Montury take it down with a pair of eights.
Hand #221: Montury limped with 
and Messina checked out of the big blind with 
. Again no action on the 
flop, the turn nor the 
river and Messina's queen won the pot.
Hand #222: Messina min-raised with 
and that was all the betting action the hand provided.
Hand #223: Montury raised to 800,000 with the 
showing. Messina called with 
and they checked the 
flop. Messina bet the turn for 900,000 and was called before the 
river saw a bet of Montury. Messina mucked and the second hole card of Montury was revealed as the 
to give him a flush.
Hand #224: Again a min-raise of Messina to see a flop of 
and the initial raiser continued for 600,000 with the 
. Montury called with 
and another large bet went in after the 
turn for what looked like more than 3 million in chips.
With the 
as final community card, Messina led for what looked like 1.8 million and called the min-raise of Montury to see his far better hand get cracked and leave him with only 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,350,000 | 8,750,000 |
|
4,300,000 | -8,950,000 |