Hands #174-179: Rudziankov Retakes the Lead
Hand #174: Artur Rudziankov opened the button for 300,000 and Mario Prats called from the big blind. Prats check-called a bet of 400,000 after the 
flop and another 900,000 on the 
turn. Both checked the 
on the river and Prats announced having two pair. He showed 
and Rudziankov mucked angrily.
Hand #175: Prats opened for 250,000 but folded to Rudziankov's 850,000 three-bet.
Hand #176: Rudziankov opened the button for 300,000 and Prats folded.
Hand #177: Prats raised to 250,000 and Rudziankov called. Rudziankov check-called a bet of 200,000 on the 
flop before both checked the 
on the turn. The river 
saw Rudziankov bet a hefty 1.4 million. Prats folded and Rudziankov showed the 
, tossing it right in front of Prats' stack.
Hand #178: Rudziankov raised to 250,000 and Prats called. The two of them checked the flop of 
before Prats bet 375,000 on the 
turn. Rudziankov called and called Prats' 875,000 bet on the river as well. Prats announced he had a king and Rudziankov tabled 
for the straight. Rudziankov still wanted to see Prats' hand, and the Spaniard obliged, showing 
.
Hand #179: Prats opened the button for 300,000 and Rudziankov called. Rudziankov checked on 
and called the 300,000 bet that followed.
The 
on the turn saw Rudziankov check again. Prats bet an even 1 million and Rudziankov called. He only put in 900,000 though, a mistake that was corrected by the dealer.
"Come on, you've done this four times now," Prats said.
"Sorry, chips have bad colors," Rudziankov replied.
"What are you angry about?" Rudziankov asked, to which Prats did not reply.
The river saw both players check and Rudziankov took it down with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,350,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
5,872,500
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |