Hands #38-42: "Are We even now?"
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Hand #38: Phil Hellmuth raised to 11,000 from the button and got the blinds and antes.
Hand #39: Alexander Antonios raised from the button and Yu Kurita defended her big blind. On the 
flop, Kurita check-called a bet of 8,500 and both checked the 
on the turn. Kurita then bet 16,000 after the 
appeared as final community card and Antonios quickly got out of the way.
Hand #40: Hellmuth raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Steven Zhou called in the big blind. The 
flop triggered no action and Zhou then bet 11,000 on the 
turn. Hellmuth called and ended up folding the 
on the river when Zhou fired 22,000.
Hand #41: Michael Tran raised to 8,500 and Hellmuth defended his big blind.On the 
flop, Hellmuth check-called 10,000 and the turn was checked by both. On the 
river, Hellmuth bet 6,000 and Tran laughed out loudly, grabbing the chips and then pretty much handing it over to Hellmuth. The latter showed 
and that won the pot. "Are we even now?", Tran joked.
Hand #42: Antonios raised the button and Kurita called in the big blind to check down the 
flop and the 
on the turn. There was no action either after the 
river and Kurita claimed the pot with 
.