Hands #17-20: Engel Now with 50% of Chips in Play
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Hand #17: Action folded to Ari Engel on the button and he raised it up to 135,000. Both Kitty Kuo and Dylan Honeyman folded and Engel took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: Ari Engel with 
in the cutoff and he raised to 135,000 once again. Alexander Lynskey in the big blind made the call holding 
.
The flop came 
and Lynskey checked. Engel, with bottom pair, made a bet of 140,000 and Lynskey called.
The 
on the turn helped Engel well in front, making him a 82% favorite. Lynskey checked again, and Engel bet 285,000. Lynskey called and the 
completed the board, just about the worst card in the deck for Lynskey.
Lynskey checked and with 1.3 million behind and already 1.2 in the middle, Engel bet 505,000. Lynskey called instantly, but mucked upon seeing Engel's trips.
Engel now has over half of the chips in play, Lynskey is now the short stack.
Hand #19: Engel in the hijack went for three in a row and made it 135,000 with 
. Tony Dunst called from the big blind holding the suited 
. The flop came 
pairing both. Dunst check called a bet of 135,000.
The 
hit the turn, making Dunst trips resulting in Engel drawing dead. Both players checked and the 
completed the board. Dunst bet 330,000 and Engel folded.
Hand #20: Kitty Kuo raised to 125,000 from the hijack holding . Samantha Abernathy in the big blind found 
and made the call.
The flop came and Abernathy checked. Kuo bet 100,000 and Abernathy called. The 
hit the turn and now both players checked. The 
hit the river and another two checks later, Abernathy took it down.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,800,000
1,645,000
|
1,645,000 |
|
||
|
5,900,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
780,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
745,000
-1,645,000
|
-1,645,000 |
|
630,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |