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Rizai Vaults to Top of Counts in Back-to-Back Hands
Day 1b has a clear chip leader as the dinner break approaches. Matt Rizai is already up to 320,000, most of which came in back-to-back hands.
In the first, the preflop action escaped us but we do know that Jeff Niedelman was all in for just over 100K and a short-stacked player with 20,800 was also at risk. Rizai had them both covered.
Niedelman: 
Rizai: 
Short Stack: 
The 
flop was interesting as it gave Rizai a set but Niedelman an up-and-down straight draw. The 
turn was of no consequence, while the 
river actually gave the short stack the triple with a Broadway straight.
That said, Rizai eliminated Niedelman in the sizeable side pot.
In the very next hand, Rizai flopped bottom two pair when another player flopped top pair. The chips went in and he boosted his stack by another 100K even before he finished stacking the pot from the previous hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000 | |
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Busted |