Event 7 Flight C: Rafael Reis Takes Big Lead Late in Level 12

$570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 25 of 80

Rafael Reis (left) and the all-in opponent

Rafeal Reis, who was already toward the top of the counts, raised to 3,600 only to see the player on his direct left shove for 16,400. It folded back around to Reis and he called.

Opponent: 9s9c
Reis: Ah4c

The flop brought a quick lead change in the hand as the dealer burned and turned the As6s6h. The turn fell the Jc and the river completed the action with the 8d. Reis scored the knockout and grew his stack. Reis justified calling the shortstack’s all-in bet while the rest of the table gave a friendly needle to him and his hot streak of cards.

The very next hand Reis’ ace-queen bested the ace-10 of local Mike Raimon in a modest pot. Reis’ stack now sits well over 200,000 and he is the chip leader late in the event.