Hands #102-106: Gagliano Takes the Lead

Hand #102: Shankar Pillai limped from the small blind, Michael Gagliano raised to 160,000, Pillai shoved, and Gagliano folded.

Hand #103: Gagliano made it 120,000 in the small blind, Tommy Nguyen called in the big. They checked down the board and Gagliano's bested Nguyen's .

Hand #104: Nguyen limped from the small blind and Pillai checked. Nguyen check-folded to a bet of 50,000 on .

Hand #105: Pillai limped in the small blind and Gagliano checked. The flop came and Pillai check-called 50,000. They both checked the turn and the landed on the river. Pillai bet 125,000, Gagliano called and Pillai showed the best hand with .

Hand #106: Gagliano raised to 120,000 from the small blind and Nguyen called. Gagliano fired 90,000 on the flop and 300,000 on the turn. Nguyen called both bets and the double paired the board on the river. Gagliano checked, Nguyen fired 420,000, and Gagliano called. Nguyed showed for counterfeited deuce and a missed flush draw and Gagliano dragged the pot upon showing .