Hands #29-33: Vieira Keeps the Pressure On
Hand #29: Joao Vieira raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and that was enough to get the rest to fold.
Hand #30: Vieira raised to 255,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and ante again.
Hand #31: Olivier Busquet raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Jamie O'Connor called in the button. Pierre Calamusa folded his small blind and Vieira defended his big blind. The flop came 
, Vieira checked, Busquet continued with a bet of 200,000 and the rest folded.
Hand #32: Busquet raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Joe Cada defended his big blind. The flop came 
, Cada check-raised the 150,000 bet of Busquet to 500,000. Busquet contemplated his options for a bit, grimaced and then let his hand go.
Hand #33: Calamusa raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Vieira three-bet to 750,000 from the button and everyone else, including Calamusa himself, let their hands go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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|
4,600,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
4,100,000 | |
|
3,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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