Wiese Makes a Straight

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.