Chino Gets Cut Down
Action folded around to Andreas Klatt in the cutoff, who min-raised to 2,000. Chino Rheem called on the button, and Michael DeMichele called in the big blind. The flop came out 
. DeMichele checked, and Klatt fired out 2,800. Rheem called fairly quickly, and DeMichele folded, leaving the players heads up. The turn came the 
, and again Klatt led out, this time for 4,100. Rheem took some more time with this decision, but again decided on a call. The river brought the 
, and Klatt checked. Rheem thought for about 20 seconds, before throwing out a bet of 12,000. Klatt called almost immediately, and neither player seemed too anxious to show their cards. Eventually, Rheem flashed 
for aces and eights, and Klatt showed 
for a flush. Despite losing that hand, Rheem is up on the day from his starting stack of 71,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
13,700
|
13,700 |