Hands #181-187: Chmielewski Making Ground, Slowly but Surely

Hand #181: Kotleba raised with to 380,000 and Chmielewski called with
in the big blind. The flop came
and Chmielewski check-folded to a bet from Kotleba.
Hand #182: Chmielewski raised and Kotleba folded.
Hand #183: Kotleba raised to 380,000 with and Chmielewski defended his big blind with
.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the
and Chmielewski check-called a bet of 450,000 from his opponent. On the river, which was the
both players checked, and Kotleba won with a pair of eights, courtesy of his better kicker.
Hand #184: Chmielewski raised to 380,000 with and Kotleba defended his big blind with
. The board came
. Kotleba check-called a bet of 500,000.
The turn was the . Kotleba checked and Chmielewski bet 1,100,000. Kotleba folded.
Hand #185: Missed due to technical issues on the stream.
Hand #186: Chmielewski raised to 380,000 from the button, Kotleba three-bet and took down the pot.
Hand #187: Kotleba limped with from the button and Chmielewski checked with
in the big blind. Both players checked the flop of
. Kotleba bet on the turn of the
and Chmielewski folded.