#1 or #2?

Matthew Livingston, goes head-to-head against Shane Faulk in a battle of the blinds.

Livingston (#2) is the runner-up from the HPT Black Hawk Main Event in February 2016, finishing 2nd for $152,808 while Shane Faulk (#1) is the defending HPT Main Event Champion from this past July, finishing 1st for $132,262.  Both are locals: Faulk is from Parker, CO and Livingston is from Windsor, CO.

Action folds around to #1 in the small blind who limps.  #2, in the big blind, raises to 2300 and gets the call from #1.

Flop:    

#1 is first to act and checks.  #2 bets 3,000 and #1 calls.

Turn:  

#1 checks and #2 bets 5500.  #1 calls off again.

River:  

#1 checks again and #2 bets 15,000.  #1 lays down his hand and #2 chips up to about 150,000.

#2 did finish as #1 in last May's Colorado Poker Championship Main Event for $49,164.

Level - 9
Blinds - 400/800
Antes - 100
Entries - 162

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