Marchese Doubles Through Alaei
Hand #1: Rory Rees Brennan earned a walk in his big blind.
Hand #2: Alex Kravchenko limped from middle position and Daniel Alaei checked his option from the big blind. The flop came 
and both checked. The turn was the 
. Alaei bet 55,000 and Kravchenko called.
The river brought the 
and a bet of 115,000 from Alaei. Kravchenko thought for about a half-minute before letting his hand go.
Hand #3: James Wiese opened with a raise to 70,000 from early position and got a single caller in Jared Bleznick playing from the big blind. Both checked the 
flop. The turn brought the 
and Bleznick check-called a bet of 50,000 from Wiese. Both then checked the 
river.
Wiese turned over 
for trip fives, and Bleznick mucked.
Hand #4: Brennan opened for 65,000, and it folded to Daniel Alaei who reraised to 180,000 from the button. It folded to Tom Marchese in the big blind who reraised all in for his entire stack of 630,000. Brennan stepped aside, then Alaei took some time to consider the situation before making the call.
Marchese: 
Alaei: 
The board came 
, improving Marchese to a full house and giving him the big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-790,000
|
-790,000 |
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|
1,275,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
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