Hands #159-163: Michael Kinney Retakes the Lead

Photo:  Michael Kinney

HAND #159  –  Michael Kinney raises to 750,000, and Casey Sandretto calls. The flop comes , Sandretto checks, Kinney bets 800,000, and Sandretto folds. Kinney takes the pot.

HAND #160  –  Casey Sandretto raises to 650,000, and Michael Kinney folds.

HAND #161  –  Michael Kinney raises to 750,000, and Casey Sandretto folds.

HAND #162  –  Casey Sandretto raises to 650,000, Michael Kinney reraises to 3,000,000, and Sandretto folds. Kinney takes the pot.

HAND #163  –  Michael Kinney limps for 300,000, and Casey Sandretto checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Sandretto bets 400,000, and Kinney calls.

The river card is the , Sandretto checks, Kinney bets 1,400,000, and Sandretto thinks for a while before he calls. Kinney shows to win the pot with a queen-high flush. Sandretto mucks.

Kinney retakes the chip lead.

Casey Sandretto  –  10,875,000  (36 bb)
Michael Kinney  –  12,025,000  (40 bb)