Hands #40-45: Fontana Leads the River
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Hand 40: Danny Nguyen opened to 54,000, and John Fontana shipped it from the small blind. Nguyen quickly folded.
Hand 41: Jeff Smith got a walk.
Hand 42: Frank Patti raised to 50,000 on the button, and Nguyen defended his big blind. Nguyen check-folded to 50,000 more on the 
flop.
Hand 43: Smith raised to 50,000 on the button, and Chris Haugo called from the big blind. Haugo check-folded when Smith bet 53,000 on 
.
Hand 44: Another hand, another check-fold on the flop. This time, Fontana called a raise from Nguyen and folded on the 
flop.
Hand 45: Fontana raise to 60,000 in the small blind, and Patti defended. Both players checked the 
flop, and a 
turned. Fontana checked again, and he called a 50,000 bet from his opponent. He then bet out 55,000 on the 
river, and Patti folded.