Rocha Squeezes, Survives
Stud
There are 49 players left at the moment — just seven off of the money — and so the drama surrounding the stort stacks' hands has increased a touch now that the money bubble is nearing.
Just now came an interesting stud hand between two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jose-Luis Velador and Alex Rocha in which the latter was all in by third street showing 
and Velador held 
.
Velador drew another heart — the 
— right away on fourth to get a step closer to a flush, then was dealt 
and 
. Meanwhile Rocha picked up 
to sit with trip queens with one card to come.
They each squeezed their seventh street cards, and Velador turned over his first — the 
. He'd made his flush, but Rocha was still drawing live. He, too, squeezed, then flipped over his final card — the 
. Rocha had filled up, and survived albeit still with a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 5,000 |
|
8,000 | -18,000 |