Hands #21-24: Michael Gentili and Aleksei Opalikhin Play a Big One
Hand #21: Michael Vela raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 410,000 from the small blind with . Vela said, "You know I'm gonna know what that hand is in a little while." Eventually, he folded.
Hand #22: Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 190,000 on the button with . Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended.
The flop came . Both players checked.
The turn was the . Gentili checked, and Opalikhin bet 200,000. Gentili called.
The river was the . Gentili checked for a third time. Opalikhin went into the tank and after about a minute he bet 430,000. Gentili was now the one in the tank and he called. Opalikhin took the hand down with two pair, aces and nines.
Hand #23: Action folded around to Gentili in the small blind and he limped in with . Michael Vela checked his option in the big blind with . The flop came . Gentili checked, and Vela bet 125,000. Gentili folded.
Hand #24: Michael Vela limped in from the small blind with . Christian Harder was in the big blind with and raised to 275,000. Vela folded.