Bonomo Gets Lucky Twice to Stay Alive

Hand #36: Brian Aleksa raised from the small blind and Greg Mueller defended from the big. Aleksa bet the flop and Mueller quickly folded.

Hand #37: Dom Denotaristefani raised only to have Aleksa three-bet from the button. Denotaristefani called and then checked the flop. Aleksa bet, Denotaristefani check-raised and Aleksa released his hand.

Hand #38: Michael "Big Store" Moore made it two bets and took down the blinds. Moore flashed the .

Hand #39: Moore raised and Ben Yu made it three bets from the small blind. Moore called, the flop fell and Yu bet. Moore called, the turned and Yu bet once again. Moore called and the completed the board on the river. Yu bet, Moore raised and Yu folded his hand.

Hand #40: Justin Bonomo raised only to have Denotaristefani three-bet from the small blind. Bonomo made it four bets, Denotaristefani capped it at five and Bonomo called. The flop saw Bonomo get in his last 4,000 with the , which had pulled out in front of Denotaristefani's . The latter's rail went wild when the spiked on the turn to give him a lead with a pair of queens. Bonomo was one card away from elimination and needed either a jack to win or king to chop. Much to the surprise of Denotaristefani's rail, the peeled off to give Bonomo a double.