Feature Table Hands #48-52: Metalidi and Cada Take From Brink
Hand #48: First to act, Artem Metalidi raised it up to 700,000 and Ryan Phan called out of the small blind. On a flop of 
, Phan checked and Metalidi checked behind to see the 
appear on the turn. Both players checked once more and the 
river completed the board.
Phan now bet 1,700,000 and Metalidi released his cards into the muck.
Hand #49: Frederik Brink limped the small blind and Metalidi checked his big blind option, the flop came 
. No betting action took place and the 
turn, Brink bet 500,000 and was called by Metalidi. The 
river brought a bet of 1,200,000 by Brink and Metalidi raised it up to 4,000,000. Brink gave it some thought and elected to fold.
Hand #50: Phan opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 625,000, and he picked up a call by Metalidi in the small blind. On the 
flop, both players checked and Metalidi also checked the 
on the turn. Phan bet 850,000 and that won the pot without further resistance by Metalidi.
Hand #51: Brink raised to 675,000 in the cutoff and Joe Cada came along from the big blind. The 
flop went check, check, and the 
on the turn triggered a bet of 1,200,000 by Cada. Brink folded and dropped to 22 big blinds as a result.
Hand #52: Aram Zobian raised to 700,000 on the button and Nicolas Manion called in the big blind. There was no betting action on the 
flop and Manion checked the 
turn, Zobian bet 525,000 and that forced a fold from Manion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,900,000 | 500,000 |
|
33,500,000 | -900,000 |
|
32,800,000 | 800,000 |
|
13,300,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
11,000,000 | 800,000 |
|
6,600,000 | -3,200,000 |
|
4,400,000 | -200,000 |