Just when it looked like he was on the serious decline, Daniel Alaei doubled through with a lifesaving vs. all in preflop. Back with some breathing room, a huge pot shipped him back into what surely must be one of the top chip positions.
On a flop of , his flopped set of queens was going nowhere when Roberto Romanello made a stand, all in with . The nut flush draw missed the turn and river completely, and Alaei's stack is plump and healthy once again.