Mulhern Catching Pairs
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Level 56
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 800,000 ante
Jacob Mulhern just got some back after finding pocket pairs in back-to-back hands. First off he picked up 
on the button and raised to 16M. Maria Lampropulos quickly called with 
and came in for a tricky check-raise of 40M over the 15M bet from Mulhern on the 
flop. Mulhern called.
The 
on the turn gave Mulhern the check mark as his full house couldn't possibly be beaten by Lampropulos' seven-high, and the Argentinian laid down her hand to the 42M bet.
The very next hand Mulhern picked up 
in the big blind and made it 45M to go when Lampropulos limped the button. She quickly released her hand and Mulhern dragged another one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
644,000,000 | |
|
603,000,000 |
. The 
hit both players, but while Mulhern checked his option, Lampropulos continued for 21M. Mulhern called.
gave Mulhern a straight draw to go with his pair of fives, but nonetheless, the two players checked it through. Mulhern threw 10M over the line on the 
and called when Mulhern made it 37M total with 
flop but slowed down when Lampropulos made the call. The turn 
went through uncalled for Jeremy Pantin and Pantin then raised to 17M with the 
the next hand. Maria Lampropulos called in the big blind with 
.
flop, Lampropulos checked and then folded to a bet worth 15M.
and Lampropulos checked, Pantin bet 22M to pick up a call by Lampropulos. After the 
turn, both players checked and the 
river completed the board. Lampropulos bet 35M and Pantin then checked his cards again before moving all in for 117.3M. Lampropulos eventually asked for a count and then called.
. Lampropoulou checked her option with 
. Mulhern bet 9M on the 
and claimed the blinds and antes.
rolling off on the turn, the action heated up.