Hands #28-30: Koonce Puts Himself in a Bind
Hand #28: Marc Rivera raised to 600,000 from under the gun with 
and Ramon Colillas shipped all in for 8,350,000 in the small blind with 
. Rivera quickly folded and Colillas scooped the pot.
Hand #29: Julien Martini opened to 600,000 in the cutoff with 
and Colillas shipped again with 
on the button. The action was back on Martini and he also laid down his hand.
Hand #30: Colillas bumped it up to 650,000 with 
in the cutoff and Jason Koonce defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Koonce led out for 1,100,000. Colillas called after flopping top pair and the 
landed on the turn.
Koonce fired out another bet of 2,700,000 and Colillas used two time extensions before making the call. The river brought the and Koonce opted to check this time. Colillas announced all in, putting Koonce to the test for his remaining 5,225,000 chips. Koonce used a time extension as well but eventually decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,525,000 | -1,850,000 |
|
15,800,000 | 5,850,000 |
|
6,425,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
5,475,000 | 200,000 |
|
5,225,000 | -4,100,000 |