[user25067]
On the very next hand Galfond limped on the button, Hourani raised to 180,000 from the big blind and Galfond called. The flop was . Galfond bet 175,000 and Hourani folded.
[user25067]
Galfond raised to 150,000 and Hourani called. The flop was . Hourani checked, Galfond bet 175,000 and Hourani called. The turn was the . Hourani bet 300,000 and Galfond called. The river was the . Hourani checked and Galfond checked behind.
"Top set" said Galfond, tabling . Hourani mucked and Galfond won the pot.
[user25067]
Both players limped in and saw a flop. Hourani led for 75,000 and Galfond called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Hourani checked, Galfond fired out 175,000, Hourani folded and Galfond won the pot.
Galfond is now past the 5 million mark, while Hourani has fallen to 1.2 million.
Shamus
Hourani limped from the button, and Galfond called. The flop came . Galfond bet 85,000, and Hourani called. The turn was the and both checked. The river was the . Both checked again.
Shamus
With blinds of 30,000/60,000, an opening preflop raise can range from 120,000 to 210,000.
While most hands are beginning with the player on the button/small blind putting in a raise before the flop, the raise is almost always 120,000-150,000 (that is, not a pot-sized raise). And often that's enough to get the opponent to fold.