Hands #15-19: "That Was a Big One!"
Hand #15: Jean-Robert Bellande opened the cutoff for 125,000 and he took down the big blind and antes. There was no small blind this hand.
Hand #16: Dean Lyall opened the cutoff/button for 150,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #17: Andrew Graham raised the button to 125,000 and big blind Jean-Robert Bellande called. The two checked the 
fop and 
turn before Bellande bet 275,000 on the 
river. Graham folded.
Hand #18: Tay Nguyen opened the button for 140,000 but folded to Bellande's small blind 400,000 three-bet.
Hand #19: Bellande opened for 125,000 from the button and small blind Dean Lyall called. Lyall check-called 100,000 on 
, 225,000 on the 
turn, and another 525,000 on the 
river. Bellande showed 
and Lyall mucked.
"That was a big one!" Bellande told his rail in a quiet voice.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
4,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
3,600,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
945,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |