Hand #65: Dario Sammartino limped in from the small blind and Kevin Maahs checked his option from the big blind. On the flop, Sammartino bet 1,200,000 and Maahs made the call to see the turn. Sammartino now bet 4,000,000 and Maahs reluctantly folded.
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Hand #69: Action folded to Hossein Ensan in the small blind. He raised to 3.8 million and folded out Dario Sammartino.
Hand #70: Hossein Ensan called on the button and Sammartino completed. Big blind Kevin Maahs came out raising with 8.6 million. He won the pot.
Hand #71: Action folded to the blinds, and Garry Gates got a walk.
Hand #72: Gates raised to 4.5 million in the small blind and Alex Livingston defended the big. Gates bet 3.5 million on the flop and Livingston stuck around for the turn. Gates continued for 5.5 million and Livingston called again, bringing a . Gates slowed down with a check and Livingston shoved for just over 25 million. Gates snap-folded.
Hand #73: Garry Gates on the button raised it up to 3,500,000 and Alex Livingston three-bet to 11,800,000 out of the small blind. Hossein Ensan in the big blind four-bet to 22,000,000 to force two folds.
Hand #74: After a short commercial break and chants from all five rails, the action recommenced. Gates made it 3,200,000 to go in the cutoff and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #75: First to act, Gates raised to 3,500,000 and earned the blinds and big blind ante once more.
Hand #76: Kevin Maahs limped in and Gates checked out of the big blind. On the flop, Maahs checked and Gates made it 1,600,000 to go. Maahs folded and Gates won the third pot in a row.
Hand #77: Kevin Maahs raised to 3,600,000 from the button, Garry Gates three-bet to 13,800,000 from the small blind, Maahs reraised all in for 49,500,000 and Gates folded.
Hand #78: Dario Sammartino raised to 3,500,000 from under the gun and Hossein Ensan called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a board where Sammartino bet 4,000,000. Ensan check-folded.
Hand #79: Alex Livingston opened to 3,800,000 from the button, Hossein Ensan called from the small blind and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind.
The flop came down , Ensan led for 6,000,000, Sammartino folded and Livingston called.
The turn was the , Ensan bet 8,000,000 and Livingston called.
The river was the and both checked.
Ensan showed for air, while Livingston tabled for aces and eights to win the pot.
Hand #80: Hossein Ensan raised to 4.2 million on the button and won the pot.
Hand #81: Dario Sammartino raised to 3.5 million on the button and won the pot.
Hand #82: Ensan raised to 3.3 million under the gun and Alex Livingston defended the big blind. Livingston check-called 3 million on the flop, bringing in the turn. Ensan bet again, 4 million, and Livingston came out raising this time to 12.5 million. Ensan went nowhere and the completed the board. Livingston bet 22.5 million, about half of his remaining stack. Ensan took a couple of minutes in the tank and folded.