Outer Table Hands #53-55: Stewart Doubles After Losing a Big One

Hand #53: There was no small blind and Scott Stewart had just been moved to the table when Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and Stewart three-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind. Oliveira called. The flop came , Stewart bet 1,650,000, and Oliveira called. The turn brought the , Stewart checked, Oliveira bet 1,400,000, and Stewart check-raised to 4,400,000. Oliviera called and the river was the . Stewart checked, Oliveira jammed, and Stewart folded. Oliveira showed what looked like and took the pot.

Hand #54: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #55: Scott Stewart shoved from the button for approximately 3,200,000 and Scott Blumstein called from the big blind to put Stewart at risk. Blumstein showed and was racing against Stewart's . The flop fell , pairing Stewart's eight to give him a substantial lead. Blumstein picked up a flush draw on the turn, but the river was no help to him and Stewart took the pot to double up.