De La Cruz Goes Back-to-Back to Build
Antonio De La Cruz is building as we move to the final three tables on Day 1A.
In the first hand, a player opened from the hijack to 7,500 and was called by three players: Antonio De La Cruz on the button and both blinds. On a flop of 
, both blinds checked, the original raiser bet 12,000 and was called by De La Cruz. On the 
turn, the hijack player checked to De La Cruz who fired 15,000 and his opponent made the call. The river brought the 
and the player in the hijack led for 25,000 which was called by De La Cruz. De La Cruz showed a flush with 
which bested his opponent's 
.
The very next hand, a player opened to 7,500 from the hijack and De La Cruz called from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, leaving the players heads up. The flop of 
caused the hijack player to bet 10,500 with De La Cruz calling. After the dealer turned the 
, the hijack bet 15,000 which was also called by De La Cruz. The river 
caused both players to check. De La Cruz turned over his set of sixes, tabling 
causing his opponent to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
155,000
|
155,000 |