Hand #114
Patrick Silvey open shoved for about 150,000 and was called by Arthur Vea in the blinds.
Silvey: 
Vea: 
The flop fell 
giving Vea a set of eights, but Silvey held the only diamond.
Silvey and his rail must be tired, because when the 
turned they all thought he was ahead. The 
was dealt on the river and finally Silvey realized Vea flopped a set.
What Silvey can be sure of is that he’ll receive $15,677 for his 5th place finish when he visits the cage here at the Rio.
Christopher Reider opened to 95,000 from the small blind and Arthur Vea called in the big blind.
The two saw a flop of 
and Reider led out for the same bet; 95,000. Vea folded and Reider chipped up.
Things limped around to the blinds when Arthur Vea and Matthew Hollinger decided to see a flop. That's where the the niceties stopped, though. On a flop of 
Vea checked and Hollinger bet 40,000. Vea responded with a raise to 100,000 and Hollinger folded in response.
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
The field is down to four, but we're still going to take a short break. Here are the chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000 | |
|
|
428,000 | |
|
400,000 | |
|
|
398,000 |
Arthur Vea doubled up off Christopher Reider. The two got it all in preflop and this is how it went down:
Vea: 
Reider: 
The board helped Vea win the race, delivering 
Vea is now sitting with about 800,000.
Matthew Hollinger opened to 60,000 under the gun. Both Christopher Reider in the small blind and Arthur Vea in the big blind called.
The flop came 
. The blinds checked and Hollinger's bet of 100,000 was enough to take the pot.
Christopher Reider raised to 90,000 from the button. In the big blind, Matthew Hollinger re-raised and Reider four-bet all in, getting a call from Hollinger.
The flop brought along 
giving Reider an open-ended straight-draw. When the 
came on the turn, Reider made a straight, pulling ahead of Hollinger's made set. The on the river changed nothing and Reider doubled up.
After doubling up Christopher Reider, Matthew Hollinger was left super short-stacked. Arthur Vea shoved in the small bling and Hollinger took a quick peek at his cards before calling.
Hollinger: 
Vea: 
Hollinger didn't stay behind for long. The flop delivered 
, providing Hollinger with a pair of sevens. The turn 
and river 
were no help to Vea.
Hoai Pham's been keeping a relatively quiet presence as of late. In this hand he called from the cutoff and saw a flop with Arthur Vea in the small blind and Matthew Hollinger in the big blind.
On a flop of , Vea checked and Hollinger bet out 50,000. Pham re-raised to 150,000 and both blinds folded.
