Nat Pulls Even

Stacks are nearly identical after three hands at the felt. Here's what went down.

Hand #1:

Paul Richardson completed his small blind and Arish Nat checked his option. Action checked to the turn on a board of , where Nat check-called a bet of 200,000 from Richardson. Both players checked the river to take the hand to showdown.

Nat tabled , announcing a pair of nines as he did. Richardson mucked.

Hand #2:

Nat opened to 250,000 from the small blind and Richardson defended. Both players checked a flop of and the turn fell . Richardson checked to Nat, who bet 275,000 and received a fold to take down a small pot.

Hand #3:

Richardson opened to 300,000 from the small blind and Nat defended. The flop came and Nat checked. Richardson put out a continuation-bet of 300,000, sending Nat into the tank.

After about 20 seconds, Nat cut out three stacks of T100,000 chips tall in front of him, three-tall each. He then stacked them back up and put out a check-raise to 900,000. Richardson quickly folded.