Hands #61- #65: Cruz Levels It Up Then Snatches Lead!
Nov 6, 2016
Hand #61: Luis Cruz raised to 250,000 with 
from the button, with Yong three-betting to 750,000 with 
to take it down.
Hand #62: Action limped to a flop of 
, which both players checked. The turn of 
didn’t hit either player’s hand, but a bet of 300,00 from Yong took it down.
Hand #63: Cruz raised with 
to 250,000. Yong called with 
and they went to a flop of 
. Yong checked, but Cruz bet 300,000. Yong called. The turn of 
actually helped neither man, and Yong checked, so too did Cruz. The river of 
saw Yong bet 850,000. Cruz called! A terrific call from the Spaniard and he has levelled things up in this heads-up battle. £77,000 difference between prizes now neatly represents almost exactly the number of big blinds (78) the men have each.
Hand #64: Cruz and Yong limped to a flop, with 
for Yong and 
for Cruz. The flop of 
was checked ch2 turn 4h ch2 river ah Cruz grabs the lead.
Hand #65: Cruz raised to 300,00 with and Yong called with 
. The flop of 
had something for both men, and Cruz bet when checked to, making it 400,000 more, which Yong called. The turn saw both men check, before the river of 5s[/p]c saw Cruz bet and immediately get a fold. With blinds now up, Cruz has 70BB to Yong’s 59 blinds. Has momentum completely switched heads-up? A memorable call with queen-high was so vital for Cruz.
@WPT