Hands #73-76: Bosca Patiently Nurses Short Stack
Hand #73: Chino Rheem raised to 200,000 with the 
in the cutoff and Vicent Bosca defended the 
in the big blind. On the 
flop, Bosca check-folded to a bet of 300,000.
Hand #74: Pavel Veksler opened the button to 160,000 with 
and Bosca shoved in the small blind for 1,675,000 with 
. Wellenbach folded a suited ace-rag and Veksler also quickly released his cards.
Hand #75: Rheem made it 200,000 to go with the 
under the gun and Bosca on the button gave it some thought with 
but ended up folding. Scott Wellenbach and Daniel Strelitz folded out of the blinds and Rheem scooped the pot.
Hand #76: Bosca in the cutoff raised to 160,000 with 
and Rheem called from the big blind with 
.
"Enjoy your break guys, we might come back with one less player," Rheem joked. On the 
flop, Rheem checked and instantly folded to Bosca's bet of 150,000.
Right after the hand, the players were sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
5,435,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
4,100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
3,960,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
2,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
2,275,000
595,000
|
595,000 |