Hand #153-154: Big Pot to Bolotin; Danchev Still Closing In
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Hand #153: Alex Bolotin was on the button, and he raised to 60,000. Dimitar Danchev reraised to 175,000, and Bolotin quickly folded.
Hand #154: Danchev min-raised to 40,000 on the button, Bolotin quickly three-bet to 125,000, and Danchev called. The dealer spread a flop of 
, Bolotin led out for 135,000, and Danchev called.
The turn was the 
, Bolotin bet another 250,000, and Danchev tanked for around 30 seconds before calling.
The river was the 
, Bolotin fired a third and final bullet worth 550,000, and Danchev looked at his stack. He screwed his face, playing with green T25,000 chips, then turned his attention to Bolotin. The Bulgarian sat back, took a drink of water, then studied the board for a few minutes longer before ultimately folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,686,000
-162,000
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-162,000 |
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1,580,000
162,000
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162,000 |
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