Hands #17–21: Kings for Manole
Hand #17: Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 in the hijack with the and Chino Rheem called on the button with , Pavel Veksler in the big blind asked to see the stack of Strelitz and called with . The flop came and Veksler quickly checked, as did Strelitz and Rheem.
On the turn, Veksler and so did Strelitz with top pair. Rheem bet 180,000, which resulted in a fold from Veksler and a call from Strelitz. The appeared on the river and they checked it down, Strelitz got some chips back.
Hand #18: Rheem opened to 150,000 in the cutoff with and Brian Altman called on the button with the . The flop came and Rheem checked, Altman bet and Rheem instantly folded.
Hand #19: First to act, Manole opened to 130,000 with the and Scott Wellenbach called in the big blind with . The flop brought and Wellenbach checked, Manole bet 150,000 and picked up a call. After the turn, Wellenbach checked once more and Manole shoved for 375,000 to force a fold from Wellenbach.
Hand #20: Rheem opened to 150,000 with and Vincent Bosca on the button moved all in for 1,650,000 with the . The Spaniard got no action, as Rheem folded.
Hand #21: Rheem raised to 150,000 with the and scored the blinds and antes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chino Rheem
|
7,880,000 | -715,000 |
Brian Altman
|
4,970,000 | 330,000 |
Scott Wellenbach | 4,770,000 | -370,000 |
Pavel Veksler | 2,630,000 | -355,000 |
Mihai Manole | 905,000 | 250,000 |