Hands #13-17: Tilston Still Climbing
Hand 13: Tom Marchese opened with the 
on the button and Daniel Negreanu defended with the 
. Negreanu checked a 
flop and raised a bet of 15,000 from Marchese to 55,000 and took down the pot.
Hand 14: Marchese opened again, this time with the 
and Negreanu looked him up once more, holding the 
. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
on the turn.
Both checked once more and the hit the river. Two more checks sent the pot to Marchese with his fives.
Hand 15: Jake Schindler picked up the 
and limped from the small blind. Tom Marchese checked in the big blind and Schindler won the pot with a bet on the flop.
Hand 16: Negreanu raised it up with the 
on the button and Schindler called in the small blind with the 
. A 
flop was dealt and both players checked to see the 
on the turn.
Another two checks brought the 
on the river and Negreanu check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Schindler.
Hand 17: Tilston bumped it up to 45,000 in the small blind with the 
and Negreanu defended holding the 
. A 
flop fanned out and Tilston check-called a bet of 25,000 from Negreanu.
Tilston checked again when the hit the turn and a check from Negreanu as well introduced the 
on the river. Both players checked again and Tilston's pair of fours was best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,812,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
1,086,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
||
|
641,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
412,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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