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Hand #105: Norbert Szecsi raised to 75,000 from the small blind and won the big blind and antes.
Hand #106: Norbert Szecsi raised the button to 60,000 and Chris DeMaci made the call to see a . Szecsi continued for 70,000 only to have DeMaci check-raise to 185,000 with Szecsi calling as the landed on the turn.
DeMaci pushed out a bet of 155,000 and Szecsi called as the landed on the river and DeMaci pushed all in for 450,00 with Szecsi instantly folding.
Hand #95: Denis Gnidash took down the pot with a raise to 60,000 on the button.
Hand #96: Norbert Szecsi raised from the small blind, and Gnidash called him. He continuation-bet 80,000 on the flop, and that was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #97: Szecsi raised to 60,000, and he wasn't called.
Hand #98: Szecsi got a walk.
Hand #99: DeMaci raised to 60,000, and he took the pot.
Hand #100: Szecsi raised to 60,000, and both opponents folded.
Hand #101: Gnidash raised to 60,000 and took the pot.
Hand #102: DeMaci raised to 60,000, and he took the pot.
Hand #103: DeMaci got a walk.
Hand #104: Gnidash raised to 60,000, and DeMaci popped it to 145,000. After Szecsi folded, Gnidash followed suit.
Hand #88: Norbert Szecsi received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #89: Kirby Martin opened with a raise under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #90: Norbert Szecsi raised to 60,000 on the button and Kirby Martin called from the big blind to see a flop fall. Martin checked and Szecsi bet out 70,000 to prompt a fold from Martin.
Hand #91: Denis Gnidash raised to 60,000 only to have Kirby Martin three-bet to 130,000. Gnidash folded and Martin won the hand.
Hand #92: Norbert Szecsi received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #93: Kirby Martin opened to 75,000 and Norbert Szecsi made the call from the small blind to see a flop fall. Szecsi checked and Kirby bet out 85,000 which was called by Szecsi as the landed on the turn.
Szecsi checked and Martin moved all in for 860,000 to put Szecsi in the tank for over two minutes before making the call.
Szecsi:
Martin:
With Szecsi trailing and needing any club or jack to win, the river would strike the to send Martin to the rail in 4th place for $107,512.
Hand #85: Norbert Szecsi raised to 60,000 from the button, and Denis Gnidash made the call, as did Rory Mathews. The flop came , and both callers checked to Szecsi, who bet 80,000. Only Mathews called. The turn was an , and Szecsi fired 185,000 this time. Mathews called without delay, and a arrived on the river. Szecsi tanked for a minute before announcing he was all in for 680,000. Mathews called, and he was shown for a flush. Mathews is now crippled, having just 80,000 to his name.
Hand #86: Denis Gnidash limped the button, and Kirby Martin checked his option. They checked the pot down, and Gnidash took down the pot with ace-high.
Hand #87: Rory Mathews jammed for 85,000 from the button. Chris DeMaci called.
Mathews:
DeMaci:
The board ran out , and Mathews was done in fifth.
Hand #84: From under the gun Denis Gnidash made it 60,000 only to have Bryce Landier three-bet to 215,000 from the small blind. The action returned to Gnidash and he made the call as the dealer dropped a flop.
Landier led out for 275,000 and Gnidash made the call as the landed on the turn. Landier shoved all in for 475,000 and Gnidash instantly made the call.
Lander:
Gnidash:
In yet another cooler hand, Lander would need to spike a two-outer, but when the landed on the river, he was out the door in 6th place for a $58,126 payday.
Hand #79: Rory Mathews made it 60,000 under the gun, and Denis Gnidash called the minraise from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The turned, and Gnidash check-called to a 55,000 bet.
Hand #80: Norbert Szecsi went all in, and nobody called.
Hand #81: Chris DeMaci raised to 60,000, he collected the pot.
Hand #82: Gnidash raised to 60,000. That took the pot down.
Hand #83: Szecsi moved all in from under the gun for 495,000. Kirby Martin jammed behind him on the button for 1,500,000, and DeMaci went into the tank. Finally, after burying his head in his hands and appearing anguished, he let his hand go.
Szecsi:
Martin:
Szecsi's rail section hollered for a nine in their native language, and a nine they got, as the flop came . A turn made for a sweat, as Martin added four more outs to his hand. The river was the though, and it was Szecsi whose hand improved.
Chris DeMaci, currently sitting in last place of the six remaining players, has certainly come much further in this tournament than he expected. He tried busting out of the tournament on this amusing hand from Day 1, but fate kept him in the tournament. He's certainly capitalized on the opportunity.
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. Szecsi continued for 70,000 only to have DeMaci check-raise to 185,000 with Szecsi calling as the 
landed on the turn.
landed on the river and DeMaci pushed all in for 450,00 with Szecsi instantly folding.
flop, and that was good enough to win the pot.
flop fall. Martin checked and Szecsi bet out 70,000 to prompt a fold from Martin.
flop fall. Szecsi checked and Kirby bet out 85,000 which was called by Szecsi as the 
landed on the turn.
to send Martin to the rail in 4th place for $107,512.
, and both callers checked to Szecsi, who bet 80,000. Only Mathews called. The turn was an 
arrived on the river. Szecsi tanked for a minute before announcing he was all in for 680,000. Mathews called, and he was shown 
, and Mathews was done in fifth.
flop.
turn made for a sweat, as Martin added four more outs to his hand. The river was the 
