Hands #9–13: Rheem Wins Three-Bet Pot
Hand #9: Scott Wellenbach raised to 150,000 in early position with the 
and Marc-Andre Ladouceur called in the cutoff with 
. Chip leader Chino Rheem on the button asked for the stack size of Wellenbach and splashed in a three-bet to 500,000 with 
.
Wellenbach called and Ladouceur also called to make it three ways to the 
flop. Wellenbach and Ladouceur both checked and Rheem checked behind. The 
appeared on the turn and once more it was checked over to Rheem, who now took the betting lead with 490,000. That did the trick to force folds and award the pot to Rheem.
Hand #10: Wellenbach opened to 150,000 first to act with and found no resistance.
Hand #11: Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 with 
and Rheem called from one seat over in the hijack with 
, Wellenbach came along with 
. The flop brought 
, and no betting took place. Wellenbach turned a straight with the and bet 300,000, which won the pot.
Hand #12: First to act, Strelitz min-raised to 120,000 with 
and scooped the blinds and ante.
Hand #13: Mihai Manole jammed the small blind with the 
for 535,000 and Strelitz asked for a count with 
.
"I so wish it was a little bit more chips," Strelitz said. Manole joked "he said call" and Strelitz happened to use one time bank extension before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,595,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
||
|
5,140,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
2,960,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
1,050,000
-495,000
|
-495,000 |
|
655,000 | |