Back and Forth in Heads-Up as Thanarattrakul Gains Momentum
Marius Kudzmanas raised to 200,000 from the button and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called. The flop came 
. Thanarattrakul checked and Kudzmanas bet 100,000. Thanarattrakul called. The turn came the 
. Kudzmanas bet 550,000 and Thanarattrakul called. The river fell the 
and both players checked. Thanarattrakul showed 
for trips and scooped the pot.
The next hand, Tanarattrakul raised to 200,000 from the button and Marius Kudzmanas called. The flop was 
. Kudzmanas checked and Thanarattrakul bet 250,000, which Kudzmanas called. On the 
turn, Kudzmanas checked again and Thanarattrakul bet 550,000. Kudzmanas called. Both players once again checked on an river. Both players checked and Kudzmanas showed 
, which was enough to beat Thanarattrakul's 
.
A couple of hands later, Thanarattrakul raised to 250,000 from the button and Kudzmanas made it 900,000 to go. Thanarattrakul called to make for a huge pot preflop. The flop fell 
and Kudzmanas continued for 500,000. Thanarattrakul called. Both players checked the 
turn and the 
river. Kudzmanas showed 
and Thanarattrakul showed 
for a pair of kings.
With that action, Thanarattrakul took a huge chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,200,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
2,800,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |