Hands #15-18: Hampton Doubles Through Reynolds
Hand #15: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #16: Gathy raised to 50,000 from early position and Thomas Reynolds called directly to his left. Reginald Hampton was in the small blind and three-bet to 150,000. Both Gathy and Reynolds called.
The flop came 
and Hampton led out for 300,000. Gathy called and Reynolds moved all in for 2,800,000. Hampton called for his remaining 1,065,000 and Gathy folded. Hampton showed 
and was slightly ahead of Reynolds' 
. The turn was the 
, giving Reynolds a straight, but the river was the 
, making Hampton a full house and giving him a double-up.
Hand #17: Vlad Darie raised to 50,000 and Chris Johnson called from the big blind. Both players checked the entire way with the board reading 
and Darie showed to win the hand.
Hand #18: Gathy raised to 60,000 from early position and Eric Blair called from the cutoff along with Darie in the big blind. The flop was 
and Gathy bet 110,000. Blair called and Darie got out of the way. The turn was the 
and Gathy bet 250,000, which Blair called again. The river landed the and Gathy shoved all in for 440,000. Blair went in the tank for a couple minutes before releasing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
1,410,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
|
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