Hands #1-5: Raising Pot Takes the Pot
Hand #1: Matt Dames raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Dimitrii Valouev called from the big blind. Valouev led out for 53,000 on the ![]()
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flop and after thinking for nearly a minute, Dames folded to give Valouev the pot.
Hand #2: Galen Hall received a walk.
Hand #3: Hall completed from the small blind and Brandon Paster checked his option. The flop came ![]()
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and both players checked. On the
turn, Paster would immediately fold as soon as Hall reached for some chips.
Hand #4: Hall limped from the button, Paster completed the small blind, and Millard Hale checked his option out of the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Paster led out for 30,000. Hale announced a pot-sized raised, to 138,000, and Hall and Paster both folded.
Hand #5: Kevin Saul opened for 33,000 from middle position and Gabriel Nassif called from the big blind. Nassif would check-raise Saul's 35,000 continuation bet, making a pot-sized raise, and Saul would quickly fold.