Hands #76-80: Hesp Takes Down the First Two Pots of the Day
Hand #76: John Hesp raised to 3 million from under the gun and Dan Ott tank-folded his big blind, sending the blinds and antes to Hesp in the first hand of the day. Hesp showed two nines and raked in the pot.
Hand #77: Scott Blumstein raised it up to 2.5 million from under the gun and Hesp defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Hesp led out for 3 million. Blumstein called. The turn was the 
. Hesp bet 4 million this time and Blumstein folded, sending another pot to Hesp. He flashed 
for a straight to the jack.
Hand #78: Antoine Saout moved all in for 13,950,000 from under the gun and everyone folded, allowing him to pick up the blinds and antes.
Hand #79: Action folded around to Blumstein in the small blind and he moved all in, clearly putting Saout to the test for his remaining 15,750,000 chips in the big blind. Saout folded.
Hand #80: Ott moved all in for 13,550,000 from the hijack and raked in the blinds and antes after everyone folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,200,000 | -5,100,000 |
|
75,325,000 | -2,200,000 |
|
34,250,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
31,725,000 | 9,250,000 |
|
16,750,000 | 400,000 |
|
14,950,000 | 400,000 |
|
14,475,000 | -1,150,000 |