Hands #1-#5: First Blood to Salas
Hand #1: Joseph Hebert limped the button and Damian Salas exercised his option with a raise to 3,000. Hebert called and the flop came down 
. Salas continued for 3,500, Hebert called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
Salas kept the pressure on with a bet of 9,000 and Hebert released. First blood to Salas.
Hand #2: Salas raised to 3,000, Hebert called, and the flop fell 
. Hebert checked, Salas bet 2,500, and Hebert called to see the 
turn. Hebert checked for the second time and Salas checked back to bring about the 
on the river. Again action went check-check and the hands were tabled. Unfortunately, they were not shown on the monitor, but we do know Hebert won the pot.
Hand #3: Hebert limped the button and called when Salas raised to 3,500. On the 
flop, Salas bet 3,500, Hebert called, and the 
appeared on the turn. Salas checked, Hebert did the same, and the 
completed the board on the river.
Salas opted to bet 11,500 and Hebert thought for a bit before folding his hand.
Hand #4: Salas raised to 3,000, Hebert called, and the flop came out 
. Both players checked, the 
paired the board on the turn, and Hebert checked for the second time. Salas bet 4,000 and Hebert folded.
Hand #5: Hebert raised to 3,000, Salas called, and the flop came down . Action went check-check and the dealer burned and turned the , which paired the board. Again it went check-check and the 
completed the board on the river. Both players checked and while the cards were not shown on screen, we do know that Hebert won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
508,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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492,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |