Hands #44-49: Check-Raise Features Heavily in Opening Pots Five-Handed
Hand #44: It folded to NickBlackburn in the small blind, who called the extra 500,000 Soriano raised to 3,500.000 call. On the 
flop, Blackburn check-raised Soriano's bet of 2,700,000 to 7,500,000 and won the pot.
Hand #45: Joao Valli shoved for 8,100,000 first to speak with no interest shown in taking him on for his tournament life.
Hand #46: Santiago Soriano on the button shipped his full 22,700,000 in the middle, again, not a whisper of a call.
Hand #47: Soriano raised in the cutoff, this time to 2,000,000 and took the pot.
Hand #48: With the same bet as the last hand, Soriano opened to 2,000,000 from the hijack, Ben Underwood shoved for 22,200,000 and Soriano folded, along with everyone else.
Hand #49: Underwood opened for 2,200,000 under the gun, called by Soriano in the big blind. The flop brought 
and another barrel from Underwood, this time for 1,900,000. Soriano check-raised to 5,900,000; call. The turn paired the ten with the 
. A pause, then a check from Soriano and a bet of 4,000,000 from Underwood, at which point Soriano gave up his cards and the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500,000
-12,000,000
|
-12,000,000 |
|
||
|
41,700,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
36,300,000
11,600,000
|
11,600,000 |
|
19,300,000
-2,500,000
|
-2,500,000 |
|
||
|
8,100,000 | |