Cimbolas Wins the First Hand Against Rheem
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
During the previous level, the always animated Matas Cimbolas moved to a new table and instantly played a hand with the equally talkative Chino Rheem. Cimbolas had raised it up with the 
and checked back a flop of 
after Rheem had defended his big blind.
On the 
turn, Rheem check-called 20,000 before the river came a 
. This time, Cimbolas bet 50,000, Rheem check-raised all in, Cimbolas didn't buy the American having a deuce and was right as Rheem came up with an airball.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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380,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
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