Rivera's Rags Turn to Riches
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Alex Rivera told us earlier he was playing any two cards, and he's sticking to that promise. On a flop of 
, Rivera led out for 4,000 and his opponent raised to 14,000. Rivera called, and the 
appeared on the turn. Rivera checked, and then raised all in after his opponent bet. The other player called and the cards were tabled.
Rivera: 
Opponent: 
Rivera had turned two pair and he improved even further with the on the river, sending another player to the rail. We're now down to our final 20 in Event #2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
board.
flop, Thomson checked, Damick bet 15,000 and Thomson moved all in. Snap call.
for an overpair and it held up to send Thomson out in 15th place.
and needed to come from behind against 
. Raimondi flopped an open-ender on the 
flop, but he bricked the turn and river and made his way to the cage to collect his $616 payday.
against Damick's 
but failed to improve on the 
