Hands #39-43: Colillas Gets Two Barrels from Rivera

Hand #39: Marc Rivera completed the blind with and Julien Martini checked .

Both improved with the flop but they checked to the . Rivera bet 400,000 and Martini called, bringing an river. Rivera checked and Martini 650,000. Rivera thought briefly and called to win the pot.

"I wasn't expecting this," Martini said with a smile.

"I should have bet the flop," Rivera said. "Maybe a big pot."

"Maybe."

Hand #40: Martini raised out of the small blind to 1.2 million with and Ramon Colillas defended big blind with .

Martini continued for 900,000 on and Colillas called. Martini slowed down with a check on the turn and Colillas bet 1,450,000 and took it without a fight.

Hand #41: Colillas completed the blind with and Rivera checked .

The flop prompted a bet of 450,000 from Colillas and a call from Rivera. The turn led to a check from Colillas and a fold after a bet of 800,000.

Hand #42: Martini got a walk in the big blind, holding pocket sixes.

Hand #43: Rivera, with , raised to 800,000. Colillas defended big blind with .

The flop paired both and Colillas check-called 600,000. Rivera kept betting on the turn with 1.2 million. Colillas stuck around for the river. They both checked and Colillas took the showdown.