Hands #84-87: First Hands of the Level
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Hand #84: Sebastian Pauli held 
and raised to 200,000 from the small blind. He took down the pot before the flop.
Hand #85: Pauli had the button. He raised to 200,000 with 
and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #86: Artur Koren looked down at 
under the gun. He made it 160,000 to go and the action folded around to Kevin MacPhee in the big blind. MacPhee called with 
and the flop came down 
.
Both players checked the flop and the 
touched down on the turn. Two more checks allowed the 
to complete the board. Both plaeyrs checked again and Koren took the pot with ace high.
Hand #87: Jake Cody had 
and opened his button to 175,000. Koren called from the big blind with 
, allowing the flop to come 
. Both players checked and the paired the board on the turn.
Koren reached for chips and flung 180,000 into the middle. Cody called and the on the river gave each player the same straight. Koren bet 290,000, Cody called, and the two players chopped the pot.