Hands #50-53: Melogno Takes a Big Chunk from Hoffman
Hand #50: Wilbern Hoffman raised to 180,000 in the cutoff and Ari Engel stuck in a three-bet to 560,000 from the small blind. Hoffman mulled it over but decided to fold.
Hand #51: Pablo Melogno limped in from the cutoff and Engel did the same on the button. Hoffman checked his option and they went three ways to a flop of 
. The action checked around to the 
on the turn and Hoffman checked again. Melogno put in a large bet of 435,000 and both Engel and Hoffman folded.
Hand #52: Hoffman made it 190,000 from the small blind and Melogno called in the big blind. The flop came 
and Hoffman led out for 275,000. Melogno raised to 685,000 and Hoffman called.
The turn brought the 
and Hoffman check-called another bet of 445,000 from Melogno. The river was the 
and Hoffman checked again. Melogno moved in for around 1,500,000 and Hoffman quickly discarded his hand.
Hand #53: Ben Keeline raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Engel called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Engel led out for 250,000 and Keeline quickly folded.
Hand #54 Melogno and Engel limped into the pot, Keeline checking his option. When it was checked to Melogno on the 
flop, he won the chips with a bet of 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,180,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
3,035,000
-1,065,000
|
-1,065,000 |