Hands #49-53: Kornuth Wins a Big Pot
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Hand #49: John Griffin opened to 250,000 on the button, and Ryan Van Sanford called in the small blind.
The flop was 
, and Griffin bet 300,000. Van Sanford check-called, and the 
fell on the turn. Both players checked and checked again when the 
fell on the river.
Griffin tabled 
and won the pot.
Hand #50:Griffin opened to 250,000 from under the gun, and Harrison Gimbel called out of the big blind.
The flop came 
, and Gimbel check-called a bet of 300,000. The turn was the 
, and Gimbel check-called again, this time for 500,000. Both players checked the 
on the river.
Gimbel tabled 
to win the pot.
Hand #51: Chance Kornuth opened from the button and won the pot.
Hand #52:Griffin limped and folded when Ryan Van Sanford raised to 350,000.
Hand #53: Van Sanford limped and called a raise from Kornuth, in the big blind, to 335,000.
The flop was 
, and Van Sanford check-called a bet of 225,000. The turn came the 
, and Kornuth bet 685,000. Van Sanford check-called. The 
fell on the river, Van Sanford checked, and Kornuth bet 2,300,000.
Van Sanford tanked for a few moments before releasing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,150,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
5,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
4,050,000
-2,750,000
|
-2,750,000 |
|
3,100,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |