Hands #15-20: Harder Making Things Hard for Gentili
Hand #15: Christian Harder on the button raised 
to 175,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Christian Harder, now in the cutoff, raised 
to 190,000. Michael Gentili defended the big blind with 
and checked on 
. Harder, with trips, bet 160,000 into 470,000 and Gentili folded right away.
Hand #17: On a board of 
small blind Gentili checked 
. Vela with the 
bet 250,000 into 770,000 and Gentili folded.
Hand #18: Action folded to Michael Vela in the small blind and he limped in with 
. Christian Harder, in the big blind, checked . The flop came 
and Vela bet 100,000, Harder called. The 
on the turn saw Vela bet 200,000 and Harder folded.
Hand #19: Michael Gentili, in the cutoff, raised 
to 175,000. Christian Harder three-bet 
to 550,000 from the small blind. As the big blind folded, action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came 
and Harder bet 425,000. Gentili called, growing the pot to 2,080,000. The on the turn was a blank and both players checked. The 
on the river saw another two checks and Harder took down the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,655,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
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