Hands #66-70: Graner Extends Lead again
Hand #66: Anton Bertilsson raised to 320,000 with 
?
and Stephen Graner defended with 
?
. The dealer burned and turned the flop of 
?
?
and Graner led for 385,000, Bertilsson made the call.
The 
on the turn provided another barrel of the American for 600,000 and Bertilsson called again. With the 
as final community card, Graner grabbed green T-100,000 chips from his stack and fired an expensive final barrel worth 1,760,000. Bertilsson wasn't thrilled but made the call to see the bad news, dropping back to where he started the heads-up match with.
Hand #67: Graner raised to 350,000 with 
?
and Bertilsson three-bet to 875,000 with 
?
to win the pot without showdown.
Hand #68: Bertilsson made it 320,000 to go with 
?
and Graner called with 
?
to see the flop of 
?
?. Graner checked and Bertilsson made a continuation bet of 320,000, quickly folding to the check-raise of 815,000 by the American.
Hand #69: Graner raised it up to 350,000 with 
? and Bertilsson defended with ?
, heading to the ??
flop. Both players checked and Graner then bet the 
turn for 225,000 to enlarge his lead.
Hand #70: Bertilsson raised to ? and Graner slid forward a three-bet of 810,000, enforcing a fold from the Swede.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,600,000
4,105,000
|
4,105,000 |
|
||
|
3,615,000
-4,105,000
|
-4,105,000 |