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.
Hand #5: Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, Jared Bleznick called on his direct left, and the flop fell . Alaei checked, Bleznick bet 65,000, and Alaei called. The turn was the , Alaei checked again, and Bleznick checked behind. The completed the board, Alaei fired out 265,000, and Bleznick folded.
Hand #6: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 65,000 in middle position, winning the pot uncontested.
Hand #7: Alaei raised to 70,000 in early position, Alex Kravchenko called out of the small blind, and the fop came . Kravchenko checked, Alaei continued for 100,000, and Kravchenko folded.
Hand #8: Sean Dempsey raised the pot out of the small blind, Gjergj Sinishtaj re-raised to 230,000 out of the small blind, and Dempsey moved all in for 315,000. Sinishtaj called.
Dempsey:
Sinishtaj:
Dempsey doubled as the board ran out , giving him a full house, and he now has 630,000 chips. Sinishtaj slipped to 1.56 million.
Hand #9: Daniel Alaei opened for 70,000 from middle position and won the blinds.
Hand #10: Alex Kravchenko raised to 70,000 from the hijack seat, then Sean Dempsey reraised to 255,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Kravchenko thought about a half-minute before calling.
The flop came , and after Kravchenko checked Dempsey pushed all in for about 370,000 and Kravchenko folded.
Hand #11: Numit Agrawal opened with a pot-sized raise for 105,000 from the button, and Rory Rees Brennan reraised to 210,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Agrawal who pushed all in for 265,000 total and Brennan called.
Brennan showed and Agrawal . The flop came , giving Brennan trips but Agrawal a flush draw, then the completed the flush. The river was the and Agrawal survived.
Hand #12: James Wiese raised to 60,000 in early position, Jared Bleznick defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Bleznick checked, Wiese bet 80,000, and Bleznick folded.
Hand #13: Daniel Alaei raised to 70,000 on the button, and both blinds released.
Hand #14: Alaei raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Wiese called in the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Wiese check-called a bet of 85,000, the turn brought the , and Wiese checked again. Alaei fired out 230,000, Wiese called, and the river was the . Wiese checked a third and final time, Alaei checked behind, and Wiese won with for a set of queens.
Hand #15: Bleznick raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #16: Daniel Alaei raised to 70,000 from middle position and won the blinds.
Hand #17: Numit Agrawal opened with a min-raise to 60,000 from middle position and it was enough to win.
Hand #18: Tom Marchese raised to 60,000 from middle position and Agrawal called from the big blind. The flop came . Agrawal studied the board for a moment, then tossed out a bet of 65,000, earning a fold from Marchese and the small pot.
Hand #19: It folded around to Agrawal who completed from the small blind, then Rory Rees Brennan raised to 80,000 total from the big blind and Agrawal called. Both checked the flop. The turn brought the and a bet of 115,000. Brennan thought a few beats and called.
The river was the and both checked again. Agrawal turned over for a king-high straight, and Brennan mucked.
Hand #20: James Wiese raised to 60,000 in early position, Daniel Alaei called in the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Alaei check-called a bet of 85,000, and the turn brought a third diamond, which also paired the board, the . Both players checked, the completed the board, Alaei fired out 265,000, and Wiese folded.
Hand #21: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 65,000, Alaei called in the small blind, Jared Bleznick called in the big blind, and the flop was . Alaei led out for 115,000, and both players folded.
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Full counts will be listed shortly.
Hand #22: On the first hand back from dinner, it folded around to Rory Rees Brennan who opened with a pot-sized raise from the cutoff and all folded.
Hand #23: Gjergj Sinishtaj opened for 90,000 from middle position, and it folded to James Wiese in the big blind who called. The flop came , and Wiese check-called a bet of 115,000 from Sinishtaj. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the . Wiese showed and Sinishtaj mucked.
Hand #24: Gjergj Sinishtaj again raised to 90,000 from middle position and won the blinds.
Hand #25: It folded to Daniel Alaei who raised to 90,000 from middle position and got a single caller in Alex Kravchenko in the small blind. The flop came , and when Kravchenko fired 200,000, Alaei folded.
and both checked. The turn was the 
. Alaei bet 55,000 and Kravchenko called.
and a bet of 115,000 from Alaei. Kravchenko thought for about a half-minute before letting his hand go.
flop. The turn brought the 
and Bleznick check-called a bet of 50,000 from Wiese. Both then checked the 
river.
for trip fives, and Bleznick mucked.
, improving Marchese to a full house and giving him the big double.![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Alaei checked, Bleznick bet 65,000, and Alaei called. The turn was the 
, Alaei checked again, and Bleznick checked behind. The 
completed the board, Alaei fired out 265,000, and Bleznick folded.
. Kravchenko checked, Alaei continued for 100,000, and Kravchenko folded.
, giving him a full house, and he now has 630,000 chips. Sinishtaj slipped to 1.56 million.
, giving Brennan trips but Agrawal a flush draw, then the 
and Agrawal survived.
. Agrawal studied the board for a moment, then tossed out a bet of 65,000, earning a fold from Marchese and the small pot.
flop. The turn brought the 
and Sinishtaj mucked.
, and when Kravchenko fired 200,000, Alaei folded.