Hands #32–36: Wellenbach Raising it Up
Hand #32: Scott Wellenbach raised to 150,000 in middle position with . Brian Altman called from the big blind with . The flop went check/check. Altman bet 300,000 on the turn and Wellenbach folded.
Hand #33: Wellenbach opened to 150,000 again, this time with the . Chino Rheem called on the button with and flopped a monster on , while Wellenbach flopped a flush draw. He checked and called a 200,000 bet from Rheem.
Rheem bet 300,000 on the turn and Wellenbach check-called once more. The river bricked out and Wellenbach check-folded to Rheem's 600,000-bet.
"I had it, sir," Rheem told Wellenbach the truth.
Hand #34: Wellenbach opened again, this time with to 150,000 from under the gun. No customers for Wellenbach who took the blinds and antes.
Hand #35: Mihai Manole folded under the gun from a 17 big blind stack. Brian Altman raised to 130,000 from the cutoff with and won the hand.
Hand #36: Altman raised to 130,000 in the hijack holding . Pavel Veksler had one seat over and called in position. The gave Altman a pair and he bet 135,000. Veksler took a sip of water before sliding in a call.
Altman hit trip fives on the turn and bet 300,000. Veksler gave it up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chino Rheem
|
8,010,000 | 370,000 |
Brian Altman
|
5,200,000 | 500,000 |
Scott Wellenbach | 4,180,000 | -650,000 |
Daniel Strelitz
|
2,240,000 | -150,000 |
Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 1,910,000 | |
Vicent Bosca | 1,900,000 | -120,000 |
Pavel Veksler | 1,450,000 | -180,000 |
Mihai Manole | 905,000 | -125,000 |