Hands #38-42: Soverel Collides with Yurasov
Hand #38: Sam Soverel raised to 190,000 from the hijack and Cary Katz three-bet shoved all in for 1,450,000 in the small blind. Soverel made the call but the drama was short-lived when both players tabled the same hand. Katz held 
against Soverel's 
. The board ran out 
and the two players chopped the pot.
Hand #39: Ben Heath opened to 180,000 from under the gun but picked up no action.
Hand #40: Chance Kornuth raised to 175,000 from under the gun and Elio Fox called from middle position. The rest of the table folded and the flop came 
. Kornuth checked and Fox bet 180,000 which got a quick fold from Kornuth.
Hand #41: Andrew Lichtenberger made it 175,000 from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo re-raised to 500,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Lichtenberger also sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #42: Dmitry Yurasov opened to 175,000 in early position and Sam Soverel defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Soverel led out for 145,000 and Yurasov raised to 550,000. Soverel called and the 
completed the board. Soverel quickly checked and Yurasov knuckled the table as well. Soverel turned over 
and Yurasov conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,750,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
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|
2,980,000
1,205,000
|
1,205,000 |
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