Engel Gives and Takes With Liviu
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We picked up the start of this two-hand series as the dealer was spreading out a 
flop. Ignat Liviu led out with 22,000, and Ari Engel raised to 57,500. Liviu called the raise, and he check-called another 77,000 after the 
turn. The river brought the 
and one more check from Liviu, and Engel wasn't slowing down now. He bet what looked like 115,500, but Liviu check-raised all in for 162,000 total. Engel had no choice but to call, and Liviu's 
was plenty good enough to win the pot. Because it was an all-in, Engel was forced to table his 
before spinning them into the muck.
Engel - 445,000
Liviu - 620,000
On the next hand, Engel opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, and Liviu three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind. Engel flatted, and off they went heads-up again. The flop came , and Engel called the 35,000-chip continuation bet. That slowed Liviu down, and he checked both the turn 
and river 
. Engel checked it back on the turn, but he decided a bet of 75,000 was in order after the river. Liviu tanked and folded.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
535,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
of Nicolas Leger.
and Tevosov won the pot to bust Bou-Habib.
. Ruzicka checked and Moorman fired 18,500. Ruzicka called.
for a rivered pair of tens. Moorman angrily tabled the 
, and Moorman's overpair held strong to earn him the knockout.
, and the race was on.
, but his edge was short-lived. The 
