Hands #63–67: Strelitz Remains Active
Hand #63: Chino Rheem opened under the gun with 
to 200,000 and Pavel Veksler flat-called in the cutoff with 
. Scott Wellenbach called in the small blind with 
and Daniel Strelitz in the big blind with 
made it four-ways to the 
flop.
Wellenbach bet 500,000 and Veksler was the only caller to leave two players remaining to the 
turn. Wellenbach now bet 1,100,000 and forced a fold from Veksler.
"Good flop for me," Wellenbach said in table chat after Chino Rheem had inquired about his hand.
Hand #64: Veksler opened to 160,000 with 
from early position and Rheem called in the big blind with 
. Veksler hit top pair on 
and Rheem check-folded to a bet of 175,000.
Hand #65: Rheem limped the small blind with 
and Brian Altman in the big blind checked with 
. The flop came 
and Rheem's bet of 100,000 won the pot right there.
Hand #66: Wellenbach made it 200,000 to go with and Daniel Strelitz three-bet the cutoff with 
, making it 650,000 to go. Action folded back to Wellenbach and he sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #67: Strelitz raised to 160,000 with and Rheem flat-called in the cutoff with 
. On a flop of 
, Strelitz checked and Rheem got the job done with a bet of 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,420,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
||
|
5,080,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
4,660,000
-895,000
|
-895,000 |
|
4,180,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,590,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
|
2,160,000
290,000
|
290,000 |