A very active Chino Rheem made it 22,000 and Todd Brunson potted. Rheem re-potted and they got it all in before the flop with Brunson holding 
to Rheem's 
.
It looked bad for Brunson, but he started picking up outs as the 
flop rolled out. The 
turn didn't help, but the 
river sure did, making him a king-cracking broadway straight and doubling him back into contention.
Alexander Venovski raised to 20,000 on the button, and Scott Seiver called. Humberto Brenes moved all in out of the big blind. Venovski folded, and Seiver made the call.
Seiver: 
Brenes: 
Seiver's outlook got even grimmer on the 
flop, though the 
turn provided a sweat. A 
river meant the affable Costa Rican doubled up.
After a 20,000 open from Ismael Bojang and a raise to 55,000 from Eric Seidel, Todd Brunson pushed all in for 87,000.
Bojang released, but Seidel was priced in, making the call with 
and ruining what was otherwise a respectable image at the table.
Brunson had 
and it held on an 
board.
Alex Bilokur raised from the cutoff, and John Juanda potted from the small blind. Bilokur put him all in, and Juanda called off his last few thousand.
Bilokur:
Juanda:
"YES!" Juana yelled, mimicking the running joke throughout the tournament of excessive celebration.
It didn't bring good luck, as the flop came 
. The 
and 
didn't fill the straight Juanda needed.
"That's why it's important not to get in flips with Alex," Scott Seiver advised.
Don Nguyen and Ismael Bojang started one fateful hand about even in chips and when Nguyen bet 55,000 into around 60,000 on the 
flop, Bojang potted. They ended up all in after doing the math and it was 
for Bojang against Nguyen's 
.
The 
turn kept ace-high in the lead, but the 
river made Bojang a flush and one-time chip boss Nguyen was relegated to the rail.
Pratyush Buddiga and Alexander Venovski ended up in a preflop raising war that saw Venovski get it all in for his tournament life with .
Buddiga had just 
and when he missed the 
board, Venovski doubled and Buddiga was left relatively short.
Chino Rheem made it 23,000 and Dani Stern potted it to 74,000 with 68,000 behind. Rheem responded by putting him all in and Stern made the call with 
.
Rheem held and although he missed the flop, the turn put him ahead and the river put Stern away.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante:
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