Secondary Table Hands #161-164: Pollak Straightens Sinclair Then Doubles Piccioli
Hand #161: John Hesp raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind and was called by Jack Sinclair in the big blind. The flop came down 
and Hesp checked over to Sinclair, who checked back.
The turn was the 
and Hesp bet 1,500,000. Sinclair folded and Hesp took in the pot.
Hand #162: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from the cutoff seat. He was called by John Hesp on the button.
The flop came down 
and Saout checked over to Hesp. Hesp bet 2,000,000. Saout folded his hand quickly and Hesp took down the pot.
Hand #163: Jack Sinclair opened with a raise to 1,300,000 on the button. Pedro Oliveira folded his small blind, but Benjamin Pollak defended from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Both players checked it through to the 
where Pollak put out a bet of 1,600,000 that Sinclair called.
On the 
river, Pollak put out a bet of 5,000,000. Sinclair thought for a while then decided to call. Pollak showed for a rivered straight, and that was good enough to earn a muck from Sinclair.
After the hand, Bryan Piccioli went over to his rail.
“Guys, I hope you are ready," Piccioli commented. "They will be in there really soon. I need you guys.”
Hand #164: Action folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the small blind who raised enough to put Piccioli all in. Piccioli called quickly and the hands were tabled.
Pollak: 
Piccioli: 
The flop put Piccioli in a commanding lead when it came . He held on through the 
turn and the 
river and that earned him a double up through Pollak to just under 16 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,100,000 | 4,100,000 |
|
57,870,000 | -9,805,000 |
|
27,920,000 | -1,605,000 |
|
26,870,000 | 720,000 |
|
18,300,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
15,950,000 | 7,875,000 |