Outer Table Hands #38-41: Blumstein Check-Raises the River
Hand #38: Scott Blumstein raised to 650,000 from early position, Antoine Saout three-bet to 1,775,000 from the cutoff, and Pedro Oliveira four-bet to 3,600,000 from the small blind. Blumstein folded and Saout five-bet shoved for 8,175,000, sending Oliveira into the tank. He ultimately folded and Saout took the pot.
Hand #39: Scott Blumstein raised to 650,000 from under the gun and Valentin Messina called from the cutoff. The flop fell 
and Blumstein bet 500,000. Messina called and the turn brought the 
. Blumstein checked, Messina bet 1,200,000, and Blumstein called. The river was the 
and Blumstein checked. Messina bet 2,800,000 and Blumstein check-raised to 7,200,000, sending Messina into the tank. He eventually called and Blumstein tabled 
for a flopped set. Messina mucked and Blumstein took the pot.
Hand #40: Pedro Oliveira raised to 725,000 from the cutoff, Richard Gryko three-bet to 2,650,000 from the small blind, and Oliveira folded.
Hand #41: Valentin Messina raised to 675,000 from middle position, Richard Gryko called from the button, and Richard Dubini called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Dubini checked. Messina bet 700,000, Gryko folded, and Dubini called. The turn brought the , Dubini bet 1,600,000, and Messina called. The river was the 
, Dubini bet 4,000,000, and Messina went into the tank before he ultimately folded and Dubini took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,975,000
9,975,000
|
9,975,000 |
|
||
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20,600,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
|
17,550,000
12,750,000
|
12,750,000 |
|
15,725,000
2,725,000
|
2,725,000 |
|
||
|
12,900,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
11,925,000
2,675,000
|
2,675,000 |
|
||
|
5,450,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
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