Hand #67: Daniel Alaei raised to 115,000 from middle position, then Jared Bleznick reraised to 350,000 from one seat over. It folded back around to Alaei who called the raise, then the flop came . Alaei promptly bet 775,000, leaving himself about 300,000 behind. Bleznick raised, and Alaei called.
Alaei:
Bleznick:
Bleznick had the lead with his kings, but the fell on the turn to give Alaei more ways to overtake him. A standing Bleznick leaned over and grabbed Alaei's shoulders, saying "good luck." The river then brought the to complete Alaei's flush, and though disappointed Bleznick nonetheless shook Alaei's hand as he went from near-elimination to the chip lead.
Hand #63: Daniel Alaei called out of small blind, Jared Bleznick checked in the big blind, and the flop fell . Alaei tossed out 65,000, and Bleznick folded.
Hand #64: James Wiese raised to 100,00 from under the gun, Alaei raised the pot (375,000) on the button, and the action folded back to Wiese, who folded as well.
Hand #65: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 175,000 in the hijack seat, Alaei called in the cutoff, and the button and both blinds released. The flop came down , and Brennan checked-folded to a bet from Alaei.
Hand #66: Alaei limped in from the hijack seat, Wiese completed from the small blind, and Sean Dempsey raised to 200,000 in the big blind. Alaei folded, Wiese called, and the flop fell . Both players checked, the turn was the , and the two checked again. The completed the board, Wiese fired out 250,000, and Dempsey called.
Hand #58: Jared Bleznick raised to 125,000 from the cutoff seat and got a caller in James Wiese playing from the small blind. Sean Dempsey then made a pot-sized reraise to 500,000 from the big blind, and both Bleznick and Wiese quickly folded.
Hand #59: Bleznick limped in from the hijack seat this time, then Wiese raised to 150,000 from the button, chasing the blinds. Bleznick called the raise, and the pair saw a flop come . Both checked, then the fell on the turn and both checked once more.
The river was the . Bleznick checked, and when Wiese bet 150,000, Bleznick shook his head a little before making the call and tabling . His hand was good as Wiese mucked, and Bleznick claimed the pot.
Hand #60: Wiese limped from the cutoff and Numit Agrawal checked from the big blind. The flop came and Agrawal check-folded to Wiese's bet of 75,000.
Hand #61: A button raise to 125,000 by Sean Dempsey won him the blinds.
Hand #62: Daniel Alaei enjoyed a walk in the big blind.
Hand #56: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 130,000 in middle position, Jared Bleznick and Tom Marchese called from the blinds, and the flop fell . All three players checked, the turn was the , and they checked again. The completed the board, they all checked again, and Bleznick won with for a flush.
Hand #57 Sinishtaj limped in from early position, Marchese completed from the small blind, and James Wiese checked in the big blind. Wiese won with a check-raise on a flop of .
Hand #53: Gjergj Sinishtaj opened for 105,000 from the button and Rory Rees Brennan called from the big blind. The flop came , and when Sinishtaj led for 120,000, Brennan folded.
Hand #54: Jared Bleznick raised to 100,000 from under the gun, and it folded all of the way back to Daniel Aleai in the big blind who called. The flop came and both checked. The came on fourth street, and this time Alaei bet 145,000 and Bleznick called quickly.
The river was the and both checked again. Alaei showed and Bleznick , and Bleznick won the pot with top pair, top kicker.
Hand #55: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 110,000 from the hijack seat, then Alaei reraised to 380,000 from the small blind. The action back on Sinishtaj, he thought for about a half-minute before making the call.
The flop came monotone — — and Alaei paused a beat before announcing a bet of 225,000. Sinishtaj didn't wait very long before shoving all in, and Alaei folded.
Hand #50: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 90,000, and won the blinds without contest.
Hand #51: Jared Bleznick raised to 90,000 in the hijack seat, James Wiese called on the button, and dealer fanned . Bleznick continued for 115,000, Wiese called, and the turn brought the . Both players checked. The completed the board, the two checked again, and Wiese won with for a pair of jacks.
Hand #52: Brennan limped in from under the gun, Tom Marchese called on the button, and Numit Agrawal checked in the big blind. The trio checked on the flop () and turn (), and the completed the board. Agrawal fired out 120,000, and both players folded.
Hand #49: Numit Agrawal raised to 90,000, and Rory Rees Brennan responded with a pot-sized reraise all in from one seat over. It folded back to Agrawal who made the call.
Brennan had and Agrawal . The flop came very good for Brennan, coming out , then the fell on the turn to improve to quads. Not that it mattered, but the case ace — — came on the end, and Brennan doubled up.
Hand #45: Sean Dempsey raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #46: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 90,000 in the cutoff, and won the blinds.
Hand #47: Daniel Alaei completed from the small blind, Jared Bleznick checked in the big blind, and the dealer spread . Alaei bet 50,000, Bleznick called, and the turn was the . Alaei led out again - this time for 140,000 - and again, Bleznick called. The completed the board, Alaei checked for the first time, and Bleznick took down the pot with a bet of 250,000.
Hand #48: Gjergj Sinishtaj raised to 90,000 in the hijack seat, and he won the pot.
Hand #40: Daniel Alaei limped in from the button, Jared Bleznick completed from the small blind, and Tom Marchese checked from the big blind. When checked to after the flop, Marchese led with a bet and it was enough to claim the small pot.
Hand #41: It folded to Alaei in the cutoff who again raised to 85,000 and got one caller in James Wiese in the small blind. The flop came . Wiese checked, Alaei bet 105,000, and Wiese folded.
Hand #42: Alaei again raised to 85,000 and only Bleznick called from the cutoff seat. Both checked the flop, then when checked to Bleznick bet 105,000 and Alaei folded.
Hand #43: Sean Dempsey limped from the small blind and Gjergj Sinishtaj checked from the big blind. The flop came all hearts — . Dempsey bet 40,000 and Sinishtaj called. Both then checked the turn and river, and when Dempsey turned over , Sinishtaj mucked.
Hand #44: Bleznick led for 90,000 and got two callers in Wiese (cutoff) and Numit Agrawal (big blind). The flop came . It checked to Bleznick who bet 155,000, and only Wiese called. Both checked the turn, then Bleznick checked again after the fell on fifth street. At that Wiese fired 250,000, and Bleznick folded.
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. Alaei promptly bet 775,000, leaving himself about 300,000 behind. Bleznick raised, and Alaei called.
fell on the turn to give Alaei more ways to overtake him. A standing Bleznick leaned over and grabbed Alaei's shoulders, saying "good luck." The river then brought the 
to complete Alaei's flush, and though disappointed Bleznick nonetheless shook Alaei's hand as he went from near-elimination to the chip lead.
, and Brennan checked-folded to a bet from Alaei.
. Both players checked, the turn was the 
, and the two checked again. The 
completed the board, Wiese fired out 250,000, and Dempsey called.
for a straight, and Dempsey mucked.
fell on the turn and both checked once more.
. Bleznick checked, and when Wiese bet 150,000, Bleznick shook his head a little before making the call and tabling 
. All three players checked, the turn was the 
and both checked again. Alaei showed 
— and Alaei paused a beat before announcing a bet of 225,000. Sinishtaj didn't wait very long before shoving all in, and Alaei folded.
completed the board, the two checked again, and Wiese won with 
fell on the turn to improve to quads. Not that it mattered, but the case ace — 
turn, then Bleznick checked again after the