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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
359,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
120,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
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