HomeMalzanini opened with 100,000 pre-flop and got called.
Flop: 3♥ Q♥ 8♦
Tech check-calls Malzanini’s 125,000 bet.
Turn: 2♦
Again, Tech check-calls Malzanini for 280,000.
River: 9♥
Tech led out this time; firing 340,000. Malzanini considered his options for a bit before making the call.
Tech: Q♣ J♦
Malzanini: A♦ A♠
Malzanini has now over four million; Tech drops to less than a million.
On raised flop 6♠ A♣ 10♣ checked all the way to the river 7♦ 6♠, Malzanini tabled Q♣ J♣, which was enough to force Tech to muck.
On a board of A♦ 7♠ 6♣ Q♠ A♠, Tech check-folded to Malzanini’s 150,000 river-bet.
Malzanini has now around 3.6m to Tech’s 1.6M.
On a flop of 10♦ J♦ 7♦, Tech check-folded to Malzanini’s 125,000.
On a board of 2♠ 4♣ 4♥ K♦ 4♦ with check-call by Tech on turn and check-fold on river bet of 700,000 of Malzanini, who won the pot.
Before another 15-min break, on a board of 7♠ 5♣ 4♥ 3♠ K♣ and a 300,000 pot, Malzanini fired a pot-sized bet and Tech called then mucked when shown Malzanini’s 4♣ 6♣.
Malzanini’s 3.1M to Tech’s 2.1M.
Both these competitors have around 2.6M each after two wins by Malzanini.
On a board of K♠ J♦ 3♦ Q♠ Q♣, which was checked on the turn and river, Malzanini won with J♣ 6♣.
On a board of K♠ 7♠ A♥ J♠ 4♦, with 140,00 and 210,000 Malzanini bets on the turn and river, respectively, Malzanini took down the pot winning with A♦ 7♥ over Tech’s A♦ 3♣.
Tech opened with 80,000 and was re-popped to 210,000 by Malzanini. Tech called to see the flop 4♣ 4♦ 2♦.
Malzanini led out with 215,000 and Tech called to bring the turn 8♥. Both checked and on the river 9♥, Malzanini check-called Tech’s 380,000 bet.
Tech shows 6♦ 4♥ and Malzanini mucked. Tech has returned to the chip lead with 3M to Malzanini’s 2.2M.
Back and forth we go.
Tech fires 80,000 to open the action and Malzanini re-raises to 230,00. Tech called to bring the flop 10♠ 8♠ 9♣.
Malzanini led out this time for 245,00 and saw Tech move all-in! Malzanini snap-calls!
For a good reason:
Malzanini had 10♦ 10♣ and was up against Tech’s 10♥ 9♥. Turn 5♦ and river 2♦ landed and Malzanini grabs back the chip lead, now with 3.1M to Tech’s 2.1M.
On a board of Q♠ 6♠ 6♥ 7♣ and a pot of 490,000, Tech fired 325,000 to the middle and Malzanini folded his hand.
Tech climbs to 3.85M and Malzanini drops to 1.35M.
Tech opened with 80,000 pre-flop but faced a re-raise of 220,000. Tech wanted more and three-bet to 425,000.
Flop: Q♠ 7♦ Q♥
Malzanini check-called Tech’s 225,000 bet.
Turn: 6♣
Both players checked.
River: 8♦
Tech moved all-in. Malzanini spent some time in the tank before making the fold. Tech showed one card 2♣ before scooping the big pot. Tech takes back the lead again with 3.5M to Malzanini’s 1.7M.