Hands #4–8: Raise and Take It Towards Dinner Break
Hand #4: Chino Rheem raised to 125,000 in middle position with 
and everyone folded.
Hand #5: Brian Altman raised to 125,000 in middle position with 
and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Pavel Veksler raised to 100,000 in middle position with 
and for the third time in a row, no resistance was put up.
Hand #7: Veksler once again found a hand in 
and made it 100,000 to go. Rheem defended his big blind with 
and paired his inferior kicker on the 
flop. Veksler bet 100,000 and Rheem quickly called.
The 
on the turn got checked through and the 
fell on the river, bringing a chop. Rheem checked, Veksler bet 150,000 and Rheem called to chop it up.
Hand #8: Veksler opened for the third time in a row, now with 
to 100,000 from under the gun. Wellenbach wasn't having it and three-bet to 300,000 in middle position with . Veksler called but quickly check-folded to a 400,000 bet on the 
flop.