Hands #82-87: Buchanan Takes Over the Chip Lead
Hand #82: From early position, Adrian Mateos looks down at 
and he moved all in for 995,000. Action folds around to the small blind where Koray Aldemir took a look at 
and he decided to fold, avoiding the coin flip. In the big blind Maria Lampropulos folded her 
and Mateos scooped the pot.
Hand #83: Daniel Coupal looked down at 
in early position and he moved all in for 610,000. Everyone folded and Coupal took down the pot.
Hand #84: On the button Maria Lampropulos opened with a raise to 135,000 holding 
. Adalfer Morales Gamarra called from the big blind holding 
.
The flop comes down 
and Gamarra checked. Lampropulos puts out a continuation bet of 130,000 and Gamarra let go of his hand.
Hand #85: Koray Aldemir opened with 
from the hijack seat to 130,000. Adrian Mateos called from the big blind holding 
.
The flop came down 
and Mateos checked. Aldemir bet 110,000 and Mateos promptly folded.
Hand #86: Shawn Buchanan limped in from the cutoff holding 
. Adrian Mateos followed suit with 
from the small blind. Daniel Coupal moved all in from the big blind holding 
and both players promptly folded.
Hand #87: From early position, Maria Lampropulos opened with a raise to 135,000 with 
. Shawn Buchanan was in the hijack seat and he just called with 
.
The flop came down 
and Lampropulos was first to act. She checked to Buchanan who fired a bet of 100,000. Lampropulos called.
The turn was the 
and Lampropulos checked again. Buchanan fired 325,000. Lampropulos called again.
On the river, Lampropulos checked for a third time. Buchanan fired off a bet of 850,000. Lampropulos thought for a while, but eventually settled on folding and Buchanan took down the pot and with that, assumed the chip lead as well.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 370,000 |
|
3,840,000 | -920,000 |
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in the hijack and Adalfer Morales Gamarra three-bet to 265,000 from the small blind with the 
before moving all in. Daniel Coupal held the 
. Oleg Titov then moved all in for 595,000 from the big with the 
and both limpers folded.
and Aldemir defended his big blind with the 
. The 
flop gave Aldemir top pair and he checked to Lampropulos, who bet 130,000. Aldemir called and then checked the 
and Mateos checked. Lampropulos checked as well. Buchanan decided to put out a big bet of 600,000. Mateos quickly folded. Lampropulos dropped into the tank with her top pair and she thought for a bit before deciding to release her hand. Buchanan let Lampropulos choose one card to look at and she found the 
. He took down the blinds and antes with his big opening raise and won the pot. 
flop, Lampropulos put out a bet of 100,000. Buchanan, who had flopped top pair, raised to 260,000. Lampropulos folded so Buchanan took down the pot.
and Lampropulos, who held the 
and he folded, as did Adalfer Morales Gamarra in the big blind. 
