Hand #120: Jared Bleznick limped in from the button, Tom Marchese completed from the small blind, and James Weise checked. The flop came , and it checked to Bleznick who fired 150,000, getting both of his opponents to fold.
Hand #120: Numit Agrawal got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #121: Bleznick raised to 200,000 from UTG, James Weise reraised to 600,000 from the button, and when it folded back to Bleznick he folded.
Hand #122: It folded to Daniel Alaei in the small blind who raised to 200,000, and Bleznick folded.
Hand #123: Alaei raised 125,000 from the button and won the blinds.
Hand #124: Agrawal raised to 160,000 from UTG, and when Tom Marchese repotted from the small blind, all folded including Agrawal.
Hand #119: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised in early position, Daniel Alaei called in the cutoff, and James Wiese called in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Wiese quickly checked, Sinishtraj moved all in for 710,000, Alaei called, and Wiese folded.
Sinishtaj:
Alaei:
The turn was the , improving Alaei's hand from two pair to a straight and giving him outs to make a flush, and the bricked off of the river. Sinishtaj was eliminated, while Alaei now has over five million chips.
"He's got a bright future," Jared Bleznick said, referring to Sinishtaj. "He's going to win the Main Event before he's 25. I'll bet it."
Hand #118: James Wiese (middle position) and Daniel Alaei (small blind) limped, Jared Bleznick checked (big blind), and all three subquently checked the flop. They also checked the turn, and it appeared the hand would likely end without much fanfare.
But when the river brought the and Alaei checked, Bleznick promptly bet the pot — 240,000 — then Wiese didn't waste much time at all before reraising to 960,000, only leaving himself about 400,000 behind.
Alaei folded instantly, and Bleznick began talking out loud as he narrated his thinking process.
"The thing is… you bluff a lot," he said. "You're capable of a lot," he added, then asked the dealer to pull the chips in to see it was 720,000 for him to call.
Finally he let his hand go, continuing to talk while Wiese just chewed his gum wordlessly and dragged the chips.
Hand #113: Numit Agrawal raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, Daniel Alaei called on the button, Jared Bleznick called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned . Bleznick checked, Agrawal checked, and Alaei fired out 165,000. Both Bleznick and Agrawal folded.
Hand #114: Bleznick limped in on the button, Tom Marchese completed from the small blind, and James Wiese checked in the big blind. The flop fell , all three players checked, and Wiese took the pot down with a bet after the turned.
Hand #115: Alaei raised to 150,000 in middle position, and won the blinds.
Hand #116: Gjergj Sinishtaj limped in from the small blind, Agrawal checked in the big blind, and the flop came . Sinishtaj won the pot with a bet of 75,000.
Hand #117: Bleznick raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Wiese three-bet to 250,000 two spots to his left, and the action folded back to Bleznick, who called. The dealer fanned , both players checked, and the turn was the . They checked again, and the river was the . Bleznick fired out 325,000, and Wiese folded.
Hand #106: James Wiese raised to 125,000 from under the gun and won the blinds.
Hand #107: Numit Agrawal raised to 125,000 from the hijack seat, and also won the blinds.
Hand #108: Daniel Alaei raised to 150,000 from the hijack seat and got a caller in James Wiese in the small blind. The flop came and both checked. The turn was the , and Wiese led for 250,000, forcing a fold from Alaei.
Hand #110: It was a limped pot, blind-vs.-blind hand between Gjergj Sinishtaj and Agrawal. They checked down the flop and turn, then Sinishtaj bet 60,000 after the river and Agrawal called. Agrawal showed and Sinishtaj mucked.
Hand #111: A five-way limped pot on this one, and when Tom Marchese fired a 110,000 bet after a flop, all folded.
Hand #112: Marchese raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Sinishtaj called from the cutoff seat, then Alaei repotted to 540,000. Marchese folded quickly, but after just a few seconds Sinishtaj called.
The flop came , and when Alaei led with a bet, Sinishtaj folded.
Hand #102: Jared Bleznick raised to 150,000 in the hijack, James Wiese called on the button, and Numit Agrawal three-bet to 600,000 in the big blind. Bleznick moved all in, Wiese quickly folded, and Agrawal called all in for a total of 855,000.
Bleznick:
Agrawal:
The board rolled out , and Agrawal doubled with a flush.
Hand #103: Daniel Alaei opened for a raise in early position, and received no callers.
Hand #104: Bleznick raised to 150,000, Wiese called, Alaei defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Alaei checked, Bleznick fired 350,000, and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #105: Agrawal tossed in a pot-sized bet on the button, and no one called.
Hand #100: Numit Agrawal raised to 120,000 from the hijack seat and Daniel Alaei called from the cutoff. It folded to James Wiese who reraised to 500,000 from the big blind, forcing a quick fold from Agrawal and after a few extra moments a fold from Alaei as well.
Hand #101: Agrawal raised to 210,000 from middle position, then Sean Dempsey reraised the pot from the big blind. Agrawal reraised back, and Dempsey called all in.
Dempsey:
Agrawal:
The flop came giving Dempsey a pair of eights and a tenuous lead. The fell on the turn, and while Dempsey still had the edge Agrawal had numerous outs to fill draws and end with the best hand.
One of those outs then arrived on the river — the — giving Agrawal a Broadway straight and ending Dempsey's Event #61 run in seventh.
Hand #96: James Wiese raised to 150,000 in late position, and won the pot.
Hand #97: Jared Bleznick raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Gjergj Sinishtaj called on the button, Numit Agrawal called in the small blind, and the flop fell . Agrawal checked, Bleznick bet 110,000, and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #98: Wiese raised to 125,000 from early position, and received no callers.
Hand #99: Wiese limped in from under the gun, Daniel Alaei called on the button, Bleznick completed in the small blind, and Marchese checked in the big blind. The dealer spread , Bleznick checked, Marchese fired 240,000, Wiese raised, and the action folded back to Marchese, who called all in for 495,000.
Wiese:
Marchese:
Marchese flopped a set of sixes, but needed to fade a king or a diamond on the turn and river. He did so when the and the completed the board, more than doubling to 1.23 million chips. Wiese fell to 1.6 million.
Hand #92: James Wiese (under the gun) and Daniel Alaei (button) limped, and Tom Marchese checked his option in the big blind. All checked the flop. The came on the turn, and when checked to Wiese bet 100,000 and only Alaei called.
The river was the . Wiese checked, and Alaei set out a bet of 275,000. Wiese thought for a while then called, and Alaei tabled for the nut flush, Wiese folded.
Hand #93: Alaei raised to 150,000 from the cutoff seat and won the blinds.
Hand #94: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 125,000 from middle position and got one caller in James Wiese from the small blind. The flop came . Wiese checked, and when Sinishtaj bet 110,000, Wiese folded.
Hand #95: Alaei limped from early position and it folded to Gjergj Sinishtaj in the big blind who checked. Both checked the flop. The turn was the . Sinishtaj bet 80,000, and Alaei called.
The river was the , and when Sinishtaj bet 175,000, Alaei was quick with the call. Alaei turned over for a diamond flush, and Sinishtaj mucked.
, and it checked to Bleznick who fired 150,000, getting both of his opponents to fold.
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, Wiese quickly checked, Sinishtraj moved all in for 710,000, Alaei called, and Wiese folded.
, improving Alaei's hand from two pair to a straight and giving him outs to make a flush, and the 
bricked off of the river. Sinishtaj was eliminated, while Alaei now has over five million chips.
turn, and it appeared the hand would likely end without much fanfare.
. Bleznick checked, Agrawal checked, and Alaei fired out 165,000. Both Bleznick and Agrawal folded.
, all three players checked, and Wiese took the pot down with a bet after the 
turned.
. Sinishtaj won the pot with a bet of 75,000.
, both players checked, and the turn was the 
, and Wiese led for 250,000, forcing a fold from Alaei.
river and Agrawal called. Agrawal showed 
, and when Alaei led with a bet, Sinishtaj folded.
, and Agrawal doubled with a flush.
completed the board, more than doubling to 1.23 million chips. Wiese fell to 1.6 million.