Hands #11 - #15: Pre-Flop Power Struggles

Nov 6, 2016

Hand #11: Chip leader Nabil Cardoso opened to 125,000 from the cut-off with Heart QHeart 4 and that led to a Maxime Swennen call on the button with Diamond 5Club 5. On the flop of Club 10Diamond 4Diamond 8, Cardoso made it 135,000 and he got a fold.

Hand #12: Cardoso opened to 125,000 from the hijack with Club 5Heart 5 but Luis Rodriguez Cruz had Diamond 8Club 8 and made the call. Seamus Cahill raised to 380,000 with Heart ASpade 7. Both Cruz and Cardoso made folds!

Hand #13: Cruz opened to 125,000 with Club 3Heart 3 and took it down.

Hand #14: Cruz opened to 125,000 with Heart QHeart 8 and Cahill called with Spade AClub 7. Cardoso made it 500,000 with a big raise with Diamond ASpade 4 and that was enough to take it down. Power play.

Hand #15: Seamus Cahill opened to 125,000 Club AHeart 9 and took it down.

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