Chino Reem Finds a Lucky Double, Then Busts
Chino Rheem made another huge fold on the 
board. There was about 500,000 in the pot and Rheem checked to Mark Reilly who bet 400,000. Rheem was agonised, but eventually folded, calling ace-three in Reilly's hand. Reilly indeed showed 
.
Rheem, however, doubled in the following minutes. He needed some help from the skies to beat Roussos Koliakoudakis, who had 
while Rheem held 
. The board ran 
and Rheem shouted: "Yes, two pair, eights and threes!" Koliakoudakis had to pay Rheem a full 193,000.
But Rheem didn't enjoy his double long. He was gone literally the next minute, running into aces again. This time, Reilly found the goods and nothing came to Rheem's rescue. His 
remained second, and the start-of-day chip leader departed in 15th Place for $15,531.
Meanwhile, Jeff Madsen was eliminated on another table, taking the same price as Rheem after busting in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
runout and scored a double.
, action checked around to Rudolph Sawa on the button and he bet 23,000. James St. Hilaire called from the small blind and Orlando Romero check-raised to 133,000 from the cutoff. Sawa called and St. Hilaire folded.
and Romero moved all in. Sawa quickly called and the two players tabled their hands.
river changed nothing and Sawa took the pot to send Romero to the cage.
flop, James St Hilaire and Roberto Romanello checked from the blinds. Rudolph Sawa bet out 40,000 from the button and St Hilaire called.
turn flipped a switch. "I like that," St Hilaire said.
to give Rheem the double-up with two pair, aces and sevens.
and Altshuller called.
and the dealer announced tens and nines. Altshuller quickly reminded her about having straight, but two pair would have been enough to win the pot, too.
and Sawa took the pot with a pair of aces and king-kicker to eliminate Trujillo in 19th place.