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Hand #51: Moritz Kranich had the button, but it was Dermot Blain who started the action with a raise of 90,000 in the hijack seat. Shawn Buchanan had a good look in the cutoff before three-betting to 200,000. The action folded back around to Blain and he looked at his cards, scratched his neck and folded his hand.
Hand #52: Chris Moorman was on the button, but nobody except the blinds wanted to play. Brian Roberts made up the difference from the small blind and Elio Fox checked. The flop was 
and Roberts checked to Fox and after a moments thought he bet 70,000 and Roberts folded.
Hand #53: Brian Roberts had the button, but it was Jake Cody who raised in first position. The bet was 80,000 and it was enough to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #54: Elio Fox had the button, but it was Chris Moorman who started off this hand with a raise of 80,000 and Jake Cody called in the big blind. The dealer threw out a flop of 
and Cody checked to Moorman who bet 105,000. Action back to Cody and he unfolded his arms, grabbed some chips and called. The turn was the 
and Cody tapped the table, over to Moorman and he fired his second barrel of 250,000 right into the face of Cody and he surrendered his hand.
Hand #55: Dermot Blain had the button but Moritz Kranich raised to 80,000 in first position and it was enough to take the blinds and antes.
flop, and Fox took his pause. He snagged a blue plaque from the top of his tower, added some red and gray chips, and bet 140,000. Cody leaned forward just a bit, adjusting in his chair and eyeing up Fox's big stack. He studied some more, then made a raise to 365,000 total. With his hands clasped in front of his mouth, Fox let out a couple deep breaths before surrendering.
and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Both checked again.
and finally someone fired at the pot. Kranich fired 90,000 and Roberts folded.
. Buchanan held the 
.
and Buchanan paired his eight. The problem was, he still trailed Blain's pair of jacks. He'd now need another eight or an ace to take the lead. He could also spike running cards for a wheel to win.
and that left Buchanan needing an eight or an ace on the river. The dealer delivered when she smacked the 
on fifth street and gave Buchanan the winner.
. Moorman bet 125,000. Roberts raised to 415,000. Moorman folded and Roberts won the pot.
fell on the river and Blain checked. Moorman fired 575,000 at the pot and Blain went into tank for a couple minutes. He eventually made the call and then watched Moorman table the winner with the 
for a flush. Blain mucked and Moorman won the hand.
