Hands #1–3: Rheem Extends Lead
Hand #1: Chino Rheem in the cutoff raised to 125,000 with the and Pavel Veksler called in the big blind with the . The flop came and Veksler quickly checked. Rheem continued for 140,000 and Veksler double-checked his cards before making the call.
After the turn, Veksler checked and Rheem checked behind to spike the on the river. Veksler checked and Rheem made it 400,000 to go. Veksler called and lost.
Hand #2: Scott Wellenbach raised first to act to 125,000 with the and Daniel Strelitz with three-bet to 375,000.
"Those are stacks of 20, right?" Wellenbach asked and Strelitz nodded.
Wellenbach then called and they headed to the flop. Wellenbach quickly checked and Strelitz did so after brief consideration. On the turn, Wellenbach checked once more and Strelitz bet 325,000, which won the pot right there.
Hand #3: Rheem opened to 125,000 with the in the hijack and Wellenbach defended the . Both checked the and Wellenbach checked the turn as well. Rheem bet 75,000 and claimed the pot a few seconds later, as Wellenbach released his cards near instantly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chino Rheem |
7,155,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
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Scott Wellenbach |
4,820,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Daniel Strelitz |
3,175,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
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Pavel Veksler |
3,150,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |