Hands #23–26: Manole Shoves
Hand #23: Scott Wellenbach raised to 150,000 from the cutoff with 
. Chino Rheem defended the big blind with 
.
"Scott, guess what I'm gonna do for you? I'm gonna check dark," Rheem said.
The flop was 
and after the dark check, Rheem folded to a 320,000 bet.
Hand #24: From the cutoff, Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 with 
. Brian Altman called from the big blind with 
and flopped a pair on 
. He checked and Strelitz checked his straight draw behind.
The turn was the 
and Altman checked. Strelitz bet 125,000 and won the hand.
Hand #25: Strelitz raised to 120,000 from the hijack with 
. Pavel Veksler defended the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Strelitz picked it up with a bet of 100,000.
Hand #26: Mihai Manole shoved 875,000 from early position with 
. Strelitz was one seat over with 
and folded after some thought. Veksler folded and Manole won the hand uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,640,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
||
|
4,980,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
4,700,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,390,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
||
|
1,830,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
1,640,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
1,630,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
1,030,000
125,000
|
125,000 |