Hands: 6-9: Slow Going
Hand #6: Radoja opened for 60,000, and Nguyen surrendered his blind.
Hand #7: Nguyen opened for 60,000, Radoja called, and the dealer flopped the . Radoja checked and called a bet of 50,000, and he check-called a bet of 140,000 on the
turn. When the
appeared on the river, Radoja checked for a third time, but Nguyen checked behind, avoiding the trap set by Radoja and his
for the wheel straight.
Hand #8: Radoja limped in on the button, and Nguyen checked to see the flop of . Nguyen then check-folded to Radoja's 30,000 feeler bet.
Hand #9: Nguyen raised to 60,000 and Radoja came along, bringing a flop of to the board. After both players checked, the
dropped on the turn, and Radoja led out for 70,000. Nguyen called to see the
arrive on the river. After a bet of 150,000 and a call on the river, both players showed down two pair, but Nguyen's
was best over Radoja's
.
This hand could have prompted a larger confrontation, but both players appear content to play small pots at this point in the match.