Hands #109-112: McCue-Unciano Hits A Monster Gutterball


Hand #109: Gregory Katayama raised it to 4 million and folded after Kainalu McCue-Unciano three-bet to 13 million.
Hand #110: McCue called from his small blind, but folded after Katayama raised it up to 7 million from his big blind.
Hand #111: McCue-Unciano raised it to 4 million, Katayama three-bet to 13 million and McCue-Unciano made the call. Both players then checked through to the river on a board reading , and after Katayama checked, McCue-Unciano bet 12 million and took it down.
Hand #112: Katayama raised it up to 4 million and McCue-Unciano made the call. After Katayama bet 4 million on the flop, McCue-Unciano check-raised it to 9.5 million and was called by Katayama.
The turn was the and McCue continued for 12.5 million, which was called by Katayama. The river was the
and McCue-Unciano now bet out a massive 60 million, Katayama again made the call, but mucked his pocket tens in dismay when McCue-Unciano tabled
for the rivered gutshot. With that, McCue-Unciano scooped the biggest pot of the tournament.

Player | Chips | Progress |
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229,000,000
106,800,000
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106,800,000 |
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39,600,000
-101,000,000
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-101,000,000 |
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26,600,000
-12,600,000
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-12,600,000 |
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