Hands #71- #75: Cruz Laying Down the Hammer
Nov 6, 2016
Hand #71: Cruz raised to 300,000 with 
and Yong called with 
. The flop of 
saw both men check, but on the 
turn, Cruz called Yong’s bet of 400,000. The river was a complete brick, in the shape of the 
and Yong checked. At showdown, Cruz’s pocket nines took in another pot to put him over the 100 big blind mark, with Yong holding 29 big blinds.
Hand 72#: Pocket aces again for Luis Cruz! Yong called pre-flop with 
and called a raise to 450,000 from Cruz. The flop of 
saw Crus bet 600,000 and that got through. Cruz is getting the cards at exactly the right time in a multi-table tournament, with aces twice in four hands heads-up!!
Hand #73: Cruz raised to 300,000 with 
and Chris Yong looked down at 
and a three-bet from Yong took it down. If you were Cruz, why risk a dominated spot with aces coming up the next hand?
Hand #74: Only joking. Yong raised with pre-flop on the button, Cruz calling with 
The flop of 
saw Yong bet out and take it down.
Hand #75: Cruz limped with 
and Yong checked with . The flop of 
saw Yong call Cruz’s bet of 130,000. The turn of 
saw both men check, but the river 
saw Yong value-bet his two-pair and Cruz folded to the 300,000 bet. A tiny bite back from Yong, but it has been a devastating heads-up battle in Cruz’s favour so far.
@WPT