Hands #25-28: Katz Getting Short
Hand 25: Ivan Luca opened the cutoff with 
asking 65,000 total from the players behind him. Isaac Haxton had a better hand with 
on the button and three-bet to 450,000, the majority of his chips, leaving himself 303,000 behind. The blinds and Luca folded.
Hand 26: Cary Katz found 
under the gun and casually limped in by tossing in 30,000. Behind him, Daniel Negreanu raised to 95,000 with 
. Katz called.
The flop came 
and Katz checked. Negreanu bet 65,000 into 275,000 and Katz called. The 
on the turn saw Katz check again. Negreanu checked behind resulting in the 
rolling off on the river for free. Katz bet 30,000 into 405,000 and Negreanu called with the better hand.
Hand 27: Ivan Luca opened 
for 60,000 in middle position. Cary Katz called from the big blind with and flopped a pair on 
. They both checked and the 
hit the turn. Katz checked again and Luca bet 50,000. Katz called.
The 
completed the board and Katz (with 256,000 behind and 275,000 in the middle) checked. Luca bet 275,000, just enough to put Katz all in. Katz used a time bank cards to gain some additional time for his big decision. Katz eventually folded.
Hand 28: Bonomo opened 65,000 under the gun with 
. Daniel Negreanu flatted in the big blind with 
and flopped 
. Negreanu check-called a bet of 45,000 and checked again on the 
turn. Bonomo checked behind in the 275,000 pot. Another four on the river as the 
appeared and Negreanu bet 105,000. Bonomo folded right away.
Hand 29: Ivan Luca was first to act and raised to 60,000. Justin Bonomo defended the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Bonomo check-folded to Luca's 50,000 bet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,580,000 | 440,000 |
|
256,000 | -611,000 |