Hands #150-152: Heads-Up Play Begins

Mar 26, 2025

Before the start of the heads-up duel, the blinds go up to 200,000-400,000 with a big blind ante of 400,000 as the previous hand carries into the new level by a few minutes.

HAND #150: Patrick Yazbeck limps in and Joshua McSwiney checks. On the Club ASpade JDiamond 4 flop and Club 5 turn, both check. McSwiney bets the Spade Q river for 900,000 and wins the pot.


HAND #151: McSwiney limps in, then calls a raise to 900,000. Yazbeck bets the Heart JDiamond 9Diamond 4 flop for 600,000 and McSwiney calls. Yazbeck checks the Diamond 10 turn and McSwiney bets 1,300,000 to win the pot.


HAND #152: Yazbeck opens to 800,000 and McSwiney calls. They check to the Spade 9Diamond 6Spade 5Spade 6Diamond 5 river on which McSwiney overbets for 3,000,000. Yazbeck calls and cannot beat the Heart 10Club 5 of his opponent.


Joshua McSwiney – 19,850,000 (50 bb)
Patrick Yazbeck – 24,400,000 (61 bb)

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