Hands #122-126: Rheem and Wellenbach Trading Blows
Hand #122: Scott Wellenbach raised to 300,000 from under the gun with 
and Chino Rheem called 
on the button.
Wellenbach bet 500,000 on the 
flop and Rheem called with middle pair. The turn was the 
and Wellenbach fired a second barrel worth 1,000,000. Rheem peeked at his hole cards, then folded the best hand.
"What did you have?" Rheem inquired?
"Two cards," Wellenbach quipped. "I thought they were better than your two... maybe they weren't."
"That was a bluff, right? Good bluff. I had a pair," Rheem complimented his opponent.
Hand #123: Rheem raised to 275,000 from the cutoff and Wellenbach defended 
. The 
gave something for both players and Wellenbach check-called 400,000 from Rheem.
The 
on the turn made Wellenbach check. This time, it was Rheem who fired a second barrel worth 800,000 with the worst of it, and Wellenbach gave it up.
Hand #124: Daniel Strelitz got a walk with and showed.
Hand #125: Strelitz, now in the small blind, completed and Rheem checked 
. Rheem bet 150,000 on the 
flop for a quick pot.
Hand #126: Vicent Bosca raised to 260,000 from under the gun with 
. Pavel Veksler had 
in the big blind and saw a flop.
The flop was 
and Bosca got Veksler off the chop with a bet of 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,240,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
4,480,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
4,050,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
3,820,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
3,360,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
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