Hands #48–52: Veksler Starts Building
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Hand #48: Scott Wellenbach raised to 200,000 in middle position with and Chino Rheem called on the button with
. Brian Altman three-bet shoved 4,755,000 from the small blind with
and both opponents folded.
Hand #49: A walk for Vicent Bosca, who had .
Hand #50: Rheem opened with the in middle position and Wellenbach defended
. The
flop had nothing for Wellenbach and he check-folded with lightning speed.
Hand #51: Bosca made it 180,000 on the button with . Wellenbach picked up
in the small blind and three-bet to 740,000. Bosca wasn't giving any more action and folded.
Hand #52: Pavel Veksler raised to 160,000 in middle position with and Wellenbach called on the button with
. Rheem found
in the big blind and put in a small three-bet to 420,000. Getting great odds, Veksler and Wellenbach both called.
The flop was to give Veksler top pair and Wellenbach a flush draw. The
on the turn kept Veksler in the lead. Rheem checked, Veksler bet 625,000, Wellenbach called with the five-high flush draw, and Rheem gave up his kings.
The on the river gave Veksler the winning hand and he checked. Wellenbach decided not to a stab at it and checked his whiffed draw behind to surrender the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,160,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
||
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5,315,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
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4,640,000
1,390,000
|
1,390,000 |
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4,060,000
-1,180,000
|
-1,180,000 |
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1,820,000
-535,000
|
-535,000 |
|
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1,710,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |