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Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Hand #9: Scott Wellenbach raised to 150,000 in early position with the 
and Marc-Andre Ladouceur called in the cutoff with 
. Chip leader Chino Rheem on the button asked for the stack size of Wellenbach and splashed in a three-bet to 500,000 with 
.
Wellenbach called and Ladouceur also called to make it three ways to the 
flop. Wellenbach and Ladouceur both checked and Rheem checked behind. The 
appeared on the turn and once more it was checked over to Rheem, who now took the betting lead with 490,000. That did the trick to force folds and award the pot to Rheem.
Hand #10: Wellenbach opened to 150,000 first to act with and found no resistance.
Hand #11: Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 with 
and Rheem called from one seat over in the hijack with 
, Wellenbach came along with 
. The flop brought 
, and no betting took place. Wellenbach turned a straight with the and bet 300,000, which won the pot.
Hand #12: First to act, Strelitz min-raised to 120,000 with 
and scooped the blinds and ante.
Hand #13: Mihai Manole jammed the small blind with the 
for 535,000 and Strelitz asked for a count with 
.
"I so wish it was a little bit more chips," Strelitz said. Manole joked "he said call" and Strelitz happened to use one time bank extension before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,595,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
||
|
5,140,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
2,960,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
1,050,000
-495,000
|
-495,000 |
|
655,000 | |
Hand #14: Action folded to Daniel Strelitz in the small blind, who moved all in with 
on short stack Marc-Andre Ladouceur, who folded 
.
Hand #15: Brian Altman raised to 150,000 from under the gun with 
. Marc-Andre Ladouceur shoved all in for 925,000 from the small blind and Altman folded.
Hand #16: Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 from the cutoff with 
, Ladouceur called on the button with 
and Altman defended his big blind with .
The flop was as perfect as they'd come for Strelitz. Altman checked. Strelitz set a trap and checked his nut straight as well, but Ladouceur checked his top pair behind. On the turn, Altman picked up a flush draw to go with his pair. He checked, Strelitz bet 225,000 and Ladouceur called.
Altman put in a check-raise to 700,000 and Strelitz, still having the nuts, just elected to call. Ladouceur had seen enough and folded.
The river 
completed the backdoor spade draw to give Altman the checkmark. Altman used a time bank card before settling on a bet of 650,000. Strelitz instantly called and was shown the bad news.
"So sick. Oh, that's so sick. Had a spade too," Strelitz muttered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,640,000
1,665,000
|
1,665,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,610,000
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
850,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,880,000
-715,000
|
-715,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,970,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,770,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
|
2,630,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
|
905,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Hand #22: Pavel Veksler picked up in middle position and raised to 120,000. Marc-Andre Ladouceur was in the big blind, looked down at and elected just to call.
The flop 
got checked by both players. On the turn, Ladouceur checked, Veksler bet 165,000, Ladouceur used a time bank card before he check-raised all in for 670,000. Veksler asked for a count before calling with the jacks.
The river was the 
and Ladouceur doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,840,000
-790,000
|
-790,000 |
|
|
1,670,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
Hand #23: Scott Wellenbach raised to 150,000 from the cutoff with 
. Chino Rheem defended the big blind with .
"Scott, guess what I'm gonna do for you? I'm gonna check dark," Rheem said.
The flop was and after the dark check, Rheem folded to a 320,000 bet.
Hand #24: From the cutoff, Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 with 
. Brian Altman called from the big blind with and flopped a pair on . He checked and Strelitz checked his straight draw behind.
The turn was the and Altman checked. Strelitz bet 125,000 and won the hand.
Hand #25: Strelitz raised to 120,000 from the hijack with 
. Pavel Veksler defended the big blind with . The flop came and Strelitz picked it up with a bet of 100,000.
Hand #26: Mihai Manole shoved 875,000 from early position with . Strelitz was one seat over with and folded after some thought. Veksler folded and Manole won the hand uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,640,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,980,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
4,700,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,390,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,830,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
1,640,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,630,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
1,030,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Hand #27: Pavel Veksler limped the button with the 
and Vicent Bosca in the small blind asked for the stack size of Veksler before shoving the small blind for 1,830,000 with the . Veksler asked for the all in amount for information and folded.
Hand #28: Chino Rheem raised with the in middle position and Veksler jammed the small blind in the cutoff with 
. Rheem instantly folded and Veksler claimed the pot.
Hand #29: Mihai Manole hammed in the small blind for 905,000 and Daniel Strelitz folded 
in the big blind.
Hand #30: Rheem opened to 125,000 from under the gun with and Bosca in the hijack called with . Marc-Andre Ladouceur flat-called with and they headed three ways to the flop, which gave Ladouceur top pair. He checked, as did Rheem, and Bosca bet 150,000. Only Ladouceur called and the followed on the turn.
Ladouceur checked once more and Bosca checked behind. The on the river brought another two checks and Ladouceur claimed the pot.
Hand #31: Bosca limped in with the and Ladouceur filled up from the small blind with , Rheem checked in the big blind. On the flop, Ladouceur check-called a bet of 100,000 and knuckled the table again on the turn. Bosca bet 250,000 and Ladouceur folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,830,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
4,700,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
2,020,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
1,910,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Courtesy of Carlos Monti.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,010,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,180,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
|
2,240,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,910,000 | |
|
|
1,900,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
1,450,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
905,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
