Alaei On The Rise
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Daniel Alaei and Justin Bonomo were heads up on a board of 
. Alaei checked, Bonomo bet 25,000, and Alaei called.
The turn was the 
, Alaei checked again, and Bonomo fired 62,000. Alaei again called.
The river was the 
, both players checked, and Bonomo showed 
for air. Alaei tabled 
for a pair of jacks, and won a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 156,000 |
|
120,000 | -140,000 |
, and Newey tanked for a minute or so before checking. Mercier tossed out 25,700, and Newey check-raised all in for around 80,000. Mercier wasn't happy about it, but plopped forward enough blue T5,000 chips to make the call.
on the river was a brick, and Newey was eliminated.
flop. Duhamel kept the pressure on with a bet of 34,500 on the 
peeled off on the river, Duhamel fired out a healthy bet of 74,000, and after thinking for about thirty seconds, Kurganov made the call.
turn. Both checked, resulting in the 
to take down the pot.
, both players checked, and the river was the 
. Grospellier checked a third time, and Selbst fired 16,400. Grospellier check-raised to 52,500, and Selbst tank-folded.
, and Tom Dwan tanked for a bit before raising to 61,000.
