Hands #157-163: Blake Starts to Pull Away
Hand #157: Cary Marshall limped the small blind and Michael Blake checked his option. The flop came down 
, Marshall checked to Blake who fired in 2 million and Marshall folded.
Hand #158: Blake moved all in from the small blind and took down the pot.
Hand #159: Marshall received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #160: Marshall raised to 1.2 million from the small blind and Blake defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Marshall fired in 2.2 million, Blake folded.
Hand #161: Barry Shulman received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #162: Blake opened to 1.6 million from the button and Shulman moved all in for around 7 million from the small blind. Blake folded.
Hand #163: Marshall called from the small blind and Blake checked behind. The flop came down 
and Blake called a bet of 600,000 from Marshall. The 
landed on the turn and Marshall pushed in 3 milllion.
Blake called and the landed as a river card. Marshall check-called a bet of 3 million and Blake tabled 
, giving him the nuts and Marshall mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500,000
4,750,000
|
4,750,000 |
|
||
|
18,450,000
-6,500,000
|
-6,500,000 |
|
9,900,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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