Hand #58: Jared Bleznick raised to 125,000 from the cutoff seat and got a caller in James Wiese playing from the small blind. Sean Dempsey then made a pot-sized reraise to 500,000 from the big blind, and both Bleznick and Wiese quickly folded.
Hand #59: Bleznick limped in from the hijack seat this time, then Wiese raised to 150,000 from the button, chasing the blinds. Bleznick called the raise, and the pair saw a flop come . Both checked, then the fell on the turn and both checked once more.
The river was the . Bleznick checked, and when Wiese bet 150,000, Bleznick shook his head a little before making the call and tabling . His hand was good as Wiese mucked, and Bleznick claimed the pot.
Hand #60: Wiese limped from the cutoff and Numit Agrawal checked from the big blind. The flop came and Agrawal check-folded to Wiese's bet of 75,000.
Hand #61: A button raise to 125,000 by Sean Dempsey won him the blinds.
Hand #62: Daniel Alaei enjoyed a walk in the big blind.
Hand #63: Daniel Alaei called out of small blind, Jared Bleznick checked in the big blind, and the flop fell . Alaei tossed out 65,000, and Bleznick folded.
Hand #64: James Wiese raised to 100,00 from under the gun, Alaei raised the pot (375,000) on the button, and the action folded back to Wiese, who folded as well.
Hand #65: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 175,000 in the hijack seat, Alaei called in the cutoff, and the button and both blinds released. The flop came down , and Brennan checked-folded to a bet from Alaei.
Hand #66: Alaei limped in from the hijack seat, Wiese completed from the small blind, and Sean Dempsey raised to 200,000 in the big blind. Alaei folded, Wiese called, and the flop fell . Both players checked, the turn was the , and the two checked again. The completed the board, Wiese fired out 250,000, and Dempsey called.
Hand #67: Daniel Alaei raised to 115,000 from middle position, then Jared Bleznick reraised to 350,000 from one seat over. It folded back around to Alaei who called the raise, then the flop came . Alaei promptly bet 775,000, leaving himself about 300,000 behind. Bleznick raised, and Alaei called.
Alaei:
Bleznick:
Bleznick had the lead with his kings, but the fell on the turn to give Alaei more ways to overtake him. A standing Bleznick leaned over and grabbed Alaei's shoulders, saying "good luck." The river then brought the to complete Alaei's flush, and though disappointed Bleznick nonetheless shook Alaei's hand as he went from near-elimination to the chip lead.
Hand #68: James Wiese raised to 125,000, and received no callers.
Hand #69: Tom Marchese raised to 100,000 in middle position, and won the pot.
Hand #70: Numit Agrawal raised to 175,000 on the button, and both blinds released.
Hand #71: Wiese raised to 125,000 in early position, Rory Rees Brennan moved all in for 345,000 on the button, and Wiese called.
Wiese:
Brennan:
The dealer spread , which was an awful flop for Brennan. The Irishman stood up, shrugging defeatedly. The turn was the , giving him a few outs to catch up, and the on the river was one of them, giving him the wheel.
The Irish in the rail cheered loudly, as Brennan retook his seat.
Hand #72: Numit Agrawal raised to 175,000, then Rory Rees Brennan repotted from the cutoff seat. It folded back to Agrawal who called all in.
Agrawal:
Brennan:
The flop came , then the on the turn improved Agrawal to two pair. The fell on the river, and Agrawal earned a double while Brennan was knocked down to less than 100,000.
Hand #73: Daniel Alaei raised to 115,000 and both Jared Bleznick (cutoff) and Sean Dempsey (big blind) checked. The flop came . It checked to Alaei who bet 205,000, then Bleznick raised all in for just over 1 million. Dempsey got out and Alaei called.
Alaei:
Bleznick:
Bleznick had the lead with his kings, and after the turn and river he'd improved further to a straight to earn a big double back from Alaei.
Hand #74: Rory Rees Brennan open-shoved for 90,000 in early position, Jared Bleznick three-bet to 200,000 in the hijack, and everyone else folded.
Brennan:
Bleznick:
The dealer fanned , prompting the Irish rail to cheer loudly. Brennan had flopped a gut-shot straight flush draw, and any diamond or five would keep him alive, as would a ten. The on the turn was a brick, however, and also took away the two tens as outs for him. The on the river was no good for Brennan, either, and he exited in eighth place, earning $88,061.
Hand #75: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 125,000 from the small blind and won the hand.
Hand #76: Sinishtaj raised to 110,000 from the button and both blinds — Numit Agrawal and Daniel Alaei — called.
The flop came and all checked. The turn was the . Agrawal led for 200,000 this time, and only Alaei called. The river was the , and Agrawal check-folded to Alaei's nearly pot-sized bet.
Hand #77: Tom Marchese raised from under the gun and got one caller in Jared Bleznick from the big blind. Both checked the flop. Bleznick bet 150,000 after the and Marchese called. The river brought the and when Bleznick bet 100,000, Marchese folded.
Hand #78: Sean Dempsey bet 125,000 from middle position and won the blinds.
Hand #79: Jared Bleznick limped in on the button, Tom Marchese completed from the small blind, James Wiese checked in the big blind, and the flop came down . Both blinds checked, and Bleznick won with a bet of 110,000.
Hand #80: Daniel Alaei raised to 100,000 in the hijack seat, Sean Dempsey defended his big blind, and the flop came . Dempsey led out for 110,000, Alaei called, and both players checked when the turned. They knuckled again as the completed the board, and Alaei won with for a straight.
. Both checked, then the 
fell on the turn and both checked once more.
. Bleznick checked, and when Wiese bet 150,000, Bleznick shook his head a little before making the call and tabling 
. His hand was good as Wiese mucked, and Bleznick claimed the pot.
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. Alaei tossed out 65,000, and Bleznick folded.
, and Brennan checked-folded to a bet from Alaei.
. Both players checked, the turn was the 
, and the two checked again. The 
to complete Alaei's flush, and though disappointed Bleznick nonetheless shook Alaei's hand as he went from near-elimination to the chip lead.
, then the 
on the turn improved Agrawal to two pair. The 
fell on the river, and Agrawal earned a double while Brennan was knocked down to less than 100,000.
. It checked to Alaei who bet 205,000, then Bleznick raised all in for just over 1 million. Dempsey got out and Alaei called.
. Agrawal led for 200,000 this time, and only Alaei called. The river was the 
and when Bleznick bet 100,000, Marchese folded.