Hands #143-147: Ace on the River Rescues Bonomo's Tournament Life
Hand #143: Another walk for Justin Bonomo after Boutros Nadim folded his queen-three.
Hand #144: Bonomo raised the button with jack-eight but quickly folded to Nadim's shove with king-nine.
Hand #145: Nadim limped 
and Bonomo checked his 
. Both players checked the flop and the turn of the 
board. Bonomo then valued his rivered four at 80,000 and earned a call from Nadim.
Hand #146: Bonomo opened 
to 180,000 and Nadim matched the bet with 
to hit a decent 
flop. Nadim wasted no time and led out 275,000 but he couldn't get any action from his rival.
Hand #147: Nadim raised to 180,000 with 
and Bonomo defended his 
with a call. The 
flop was checked but both players hit the 
turn. Bonomo checked one more time but Nadim did his trademark move, shoving all-in. Bonomo called to see his hand was dominated.
The accomplished American pro was drawing slim, hoping for just the three sevens to claim the whole pot. Bonomo, however, sweated some additional cards for a chop and he would get one of them on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,130,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
2,670,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
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