Hands #50-55: Colillas Doubles Through Rivera
Hand #50: Julien Martini raised with 
to 800,000 on the button and Ramon Colillas called with 
in the small blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked, leading to a 
turn. Colillas bet 1.4 million and Martini popped it to 4.1 million. Colillas needed a time extension and put in a call. The river 
checked through, with Martini saying he hoped it was queen-jack or king-queen and being pleased to see he was right.
Hand #51: Colillas raised to 800,000 on the button with 
but folded to a three-bet from Julien Martini, who had 
and made it 2 million.
Hand #52: Marc Rivera min-raised with 
on the button and Colillas defended 
.
They checked to the turn on 
and Colillas bet 1.1 million. Rivera called and the river was the 
. Colillas bet 1.4 million and Rivera called fairly quickly with his tens up.
Hand #53: Martini woke up with the 
on the button but his raise went un-called.
Hand #54: Rivera completed and Martini raised to 1.4 million with 
. Rivera said he should play but gave it up with a chuckle.
Hand #55: Rivera raised to 1.1 million with 
on the button and Colillas defended big blind with 
.
Colillas checked and Rivera instantly announced all in on the 
flop. Colillas called with his second pair for 3.7 million. The 
brought more outs for Rivera in the form of a flush draw but the 
river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,675,000
7,650,000
|
7,650,000 |
|
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|
11,425,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
||
|
10,350,000
4,550,000
|
4,550,000 |
|
|
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