Hand #74-79: Colillas Narrows the Gap
Hand #74: Julien Martini limped in on the button with 
and Ramon Colillas checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Martini took it down with a bet of 900,000.
Hand #75: Colillas raised to 1,200,000 on the button with 
and Martini folded the big blind.
Hand #76: Martini opened to 1,100,000 with 
and Colillas defended with 
. The flop fell 
and Colillas checked to Martini who bet 500,000. Colillas check-raised to 1,700,000 with his trip tens and Martini stuck around to see the 
on the turn.
Colillas checked and Martini checked back this time. The 
on the river put four spades on the board and both players knuckled the table, allowing Colillas to rake in the pot.
Hand #77: Colillas raised to 1,250,000 with 
and Martini called with 
. The flop of 
missed both players but that didn't stop the action. Martini check-called a bet of 800,000 from Colillas and the 
landed on the turn. Martini checked again and Colillas fired another bet of 3,600,000 to earn the pot.
Hand #78: Martini made it 1,250,000 with and Colillas folded his rags.
Hand #79: Colillas opened to 1,250,000 with 
and Martini three-bet to 3,100,000 with 
. Colillas elected to lay his hand down and Martini collected the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,800,000
-2,750,000
|
-2,750,000 |
|
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|
24,650,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
|
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