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Hand #100- Peter Hengsakul called from the small blind, and Jared Hamby checked his option. The flop came down , and Hamby check folded to a bet of 130,000.
Hand #101- Hamby made it 135,000 to go, and Hengsakul called from the big blind. The flop came down , and both players checked. The hit the turn, and both players knuckled again. The hit the river, and the two checked a third time. Hamby tabled for ace high, and that was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #102- Hengsakul raised it up to 120,000, and Hamby folded his big blind.
Hand #103- Hamby made it 130,000 to go from the small blind, and Hengsakul called from the big. The dealer fanned out a flop of , and Hamby fired out 125,000 after Hengsakul checked. Hengsakul called, and the hit the turn. Both players checked, and when the hit the river, Hengsakul fired 325,000. Hamby folded, and Hengsakul took down the pot.
Hand #104- Hengsakul raised it up, and Hamby three bet it to 325,000. Hengsakul kicked his hand in, and Hamby took down the pot.
Hand #105: Jared Hamby opened to 130,000 from the button and Peter Hengsakul folded.
Hand #106: Peter Hengsakul opened to 120,000 and Jared Hamby made the call to see a . Hamby checked and Hengsakul bet out 130,000 before Hamby check-raised to 320,000.
Instantly Hengsakul responded by moving all in and Hamby quickly released his hand.
Hand #107: From the button Jared Hamby raised to 130,000 and Peter Hengsakul made the call as the dealer dropped a flop.
Hengsakul checked and Hamby continued for 100,000 which was called by Hengsakul as the landed on the turn. Again Hengsakul checked before Hamby bet out 210,000 as Hengsakul made the call with the peeling off on the river.
Hengsakul cut out a bet of 350,000 and Hamby instantly mucked.
Hand #108: From the button Peter Hengsakul made it 120,000 and Jared Hamby quickly mucked.
Hand #109- Jared Hamby made it 130,000 to go on the button, and Peter Hengsakul moved all in. Hamby made the call, and he was in good shape when the cards were tabled.
Hamby:
Hengsakul:
Hengsakul was drawing live, and the flop couldn't have come much better for him, coming down . Hamby could still catch a king or a ten to survive the all in, and the on the turn gave Hamby outs to a nine for a straight. He wouldn't need the extra outs though, as the came on the river. Hamby's rail celebrated, while the chips were shipped over, doubling him back to 2.1 million.
Hand #110: Peter Hengsakul made it 120,000 and won the pot.
Hand #111: Jared Hamby made it 130,000 from the button and Peter Hengsakul made the call to see a flop fall. Both players checked as the landed on the turn and Hengsakul checked to Hamby who bet out 100,000. Hengsakul folded and Hamby won the pot.
Hand #112: Peter Hengsakul opened to 120,000 and collected the big blind and antes.
Hand #113: Jared Hamby bumped it up to 130,000 from the button and Peter Hengsakul three-bet to 400,000 to prompt a quick fold from Hamby.
Hand #114: Peter Hengsakul raised to 120,000 and Jared Hamby made the call to see a flop fall with Hengsakul continuing for 130,000. Hamby mucked and Hengsakul won the pot.
Hand #115: Jared Hamby raised the button to 130,000 and Peter Hengsakul defended his big blind to see a flop spread by the dealer. Hengsakul led for 280,000 and Hamby released his hand.
Hand #116- Peter Hengsakul limped in on the button, and Jared Hamby checked his option. The flop came , and both players knuckled. The came on the turn, and Hamby bet out 75,000. Hengsakul called, and both checked the on the river. Hengsakul rolled over for a pair of tens, and Hamby kicked his hand in.
Hand #117- Hamby made it 130,000 from the button, and Hengsakul moved all in. Hamby folded, and Hengsakul took down another pot.
Hand #118- Hengsakul made it 120,000 on the button, and Hamby defended his big blind. The flop came , and Hamby check folded to a bet of 130,000.
Hand #119- Hamby folded, giving Hengsakul a walk.
Hand #120- Hengsakul min raised to 120,000, and Hamby made the call. The flop came , and Hamby checked to Hengsakul, who fired out 125,000. Hamby made the call, and the turn brought the . Both players checked, and the hit the river. Hamby checked again, as did Hengsakul, and Hamby showed for a pair of tens.
Hand #121: Jared Hamby raised to 130,000 and won the pot.
Hand #122: Peter Hengsakul raised to 120,000 and Jared Hamby three-bet to 340,000 from the big blind. Hengsakul paused momentarily before making the call as the dealer dropped a flop.
Hamby grabbed an assortment of chips and slid out a bet amounting to 315,000. Hengsakul moved all in and Hamby instantly called for his 1,260,000-chip stack total.
Hamby:
Hengsakul:
The on the turn changed nothing, and when the paired the board on the river, Hamby doubled through to 3.2 million in chips.
Hand #123- Jared Hamby made it 130,000 to go from the small blind, and Peter Hensakul made the call. The flop came , and both players checked. The hit the turn, and Hengsakul made it 120,000 to go. Hamby made the call, and the river brought the . Hengsakul bet out 250,000, and Hamby beat him into the pot, and showed for a flush. Hengsakul mucked, and Hamby took down another one.
Hand #124- Hengsakul made it 120,000 to go, and Hamby tanked for a bit before putting out a three bet to 340,000. Hengsakul folded, and Hamby won his third hand in a row.
Hand #125- Hamby made it 130,000 to go on the button, and Hengsakul called. The flop came , and Hamby bet 140,000 after Hengsakul checked. Hengsakul check raised to 360,000, and Hamby went into the tank for quite some time. He then put out a reraise to 615,000, and Hengsakul shoved. Hamby made the call, and saw that he was in rough shape.
Hamby:
Hengsakul:
Hengsakul's bottom two pair were well ahead of Hamby's top pair, and the hit the turn. Hamby was down to just needed a queen, three, or two on the river.
River:
Hamby's rail erupted, while Hamby's arms shot up in the air. After the chips were counted out, Hamby was sitting on 7.5 million, while Hengsakul plummeted to two million.
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, and Hamby check folded to a bet of 130,000.
, and both players checked. The 
hit the turn, and both players knuckled again. The 
hit the river, and the two checked a third time. Hamby tabled 
for ace high, and that was good enough to take down the pot.
, and Hamby fired out 125,000 after Hengsakul checked. Hengsakul called, and the 
hit the river, Hengsakul fired 325,000. Hamby folded, and Hengsakul took down the pot.
flop.
landed on the turn. Again Hengsakul checked before Hamby bet out 210,000 as Hengsakul made the call with the 
peeling off on the river.
on the turn gave Hamby outs to a nine for a straight. He wouldn't need the extra outs though, as the 
landed on the turn and Hengsakul checked to Hamby who bet out 100,000. Hengsakul folded and Hamby won the pot.
on the river. Hengsakul rolled over 
, and Hamby check folded to a bet of 130,000.
. Both players checked, and the 
hit the turn, and Hengsakul made it 120,000 to go. Hamby made the call, and the river brought the 
, and Hamby bet 140,000 after Hengsakul checked. Hengsakul check raised to 360,000, and Hamby went into the tank for quite some time. He then put out a reraise to 615,000, and Hengsakul shoved. Hamby made the call, and saw that he was in rough shape.
hit the turn. Hamby was down to just needed a queen, three, or two on the river.