Evan Bethyo raised to 250,000 on the button with 
, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with 
.
Raymer checked the 
flop to Bethyo, who bet 300,000. Raymer check-raised to 800,000 with his top two pair, and Bethyo folded.
Evan Bethyo raised to 250,000 on the button with 
, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with 
.
Raymer checked the 
flop to Bethyo, who bet 300,000 with his gutshot. Raymer called with top pair.
The 
hit the turn, and both players checked.
Raymer bet 400,000 on the 
river, and Bethyo called with his rivered pair of jacks, giving Raymer another big pot.
Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with 
, and Greg Raymer defended his big blind with 
.
Raymer flopped top pair on a 
flop, and check-called a bet of 150,000 from Bethyo, who flopped bottom set.
Raymer check-called bets of 350,000 and 500,000 on the 
turn and 
river, and Bethyo pulled the stack back to nearly even.
Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 on the button with 
, and Evan Bethyo three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind with 
. Raymer called.
Bethyo bet 525,000 on the flop, and Raymer came along with middle pair.
The 
turn gave both players a gutshot, and Bethyo bet 850,000. Raymer folded.
Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with 
, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with 
.
Raymer check-called 225,000 on a 
flop, and the 
hit the turn. Both players checked, and the hit the river. Both players checked again, and Raymer took the pot with his kicker.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with , and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with 
.
Raymer checked the 
flop to Bethyo, who bet 250,000 with top pair. Raymer came along with his gutshot and pair of fives.
Raymer drilled the 
turn, and chekced his wheel to Bethyo, who bet 400,000. Raymer check-raised to 1.3 million, and Bethyo called.
On the river, Raymer pointed at the board and said, "All in." Bethyo, who had 5.5 million behind, tanked for a minute before folding top pair.
Greg Raymer raised to 160,000 from the button with 
, and Evan Bethyo called in the big blind with 
.
The 
flop drilled Bethyo with two pair, and he check-raised a 160,000 bet from Raymer to 400,000. Raymer called with middle pair.
The fell on the turn, and Bethyo bet 800,000. Raymer called again.
Raymer found a bigger two pair on the river, and when Bethyo jammed, Raymer called off his last 2.7 million, and took the chip lead on the very first hand of heads-up play.
Credit to HPT's Korey Stewart
Greg Raymer and Evan Bethyo are taking a short break while the table is set up for heads-up action. Blinds are reduced to 30 minutes in length for heads-up play. Stay tuned for updated chip counts.
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