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Casey Kastle
Yevgeniy Timoshenko continued his aggressive ways and raised it up from the cutoff to 14,000. Casey Kastle decided to make a stand and moved all in from the big blind for 158,000. Timoshenko made the call and found himself in a classic race.
Timoshenko:
Kastle:
The board landed and although Timoshenko took the lead on the turn, Kastle was able to spike a set on the river to claim the pot and a huge double up!
Kastle is now up to 325,000 with Timoshenko still in good shape with 310,000.
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Michael Pedley raised to 18,000 from the cutoff before Yevgeniy Timoshenko popped it up to 36,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Pedley made the call.
They took a flop of and Pedley led out for 41,000. Timoshenko then raised it to 200,000 which was enough to put Pedley to a decision for his tournament life. After a few minutes thought he let it go, as Timoshenko extends his chip lead to 460,000 with Pedley back to 130,000.
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Julius Colman
Julius Colman opened with a raise to 18,000 from the button before Joon Hee Yeah popped it up to 43,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the action was back with Colman. He decided to put in another raise, making it 75,000 in total. Yeah thought for few moments before folding his hand.
Yeah slips to 205,000 with Colman now up to 220,000.
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With five players remaining at each of the last two tables, play is now hand-for-hand. We will continue that way until the next elimination. At that time, the remaining nine players will collapse to one table and we will play until one further elimination occurs.
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Matsukawa Shoichi - 11th Place
Matsukawa Shoichi was desperately short stacked and after doubling up once against Yevgeniy Timoshenko he couldn't make it two in a row. Shoichi pushed his last 24,000 in the middle with and Timoshenko called with .
Shoichi took the lead on the flop of , the on the turn didn't change anything, but the on the river gave Timoshenko the pot and sent Shoichi to the exit in 11th place for $18,750.
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Grant Levy - 12th Place
With blinds currently at 3,000 and 6,000, anything short of a six-figure stack is considered "short". Grant Levy, with only 95,000 chips, looked down at and put all those chips in the middle. He was called by Rober Karian, who was sitting in the big blind with . Levy found no joy on the board. His inspired run at APT Macau is over.
Karian increased his stack after this hand to 280,000.
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There is currently a three-minute pause as the blue 500-denomination chips are being colored up and raced off before the start of the next level.
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Moritz Schmejkal - 13th Place
PartyPoker qualifier Moritz Schmejkal's run at the APT Macau Main Event is over. He pushed all in for 50,000 after Joon Hee Yeah had opened for 15,000. Yeah made the call with . That hand elicited a nervous little sigh for Schmejkal as he opened .
"Good luck," Schmejkal said.
Each player flopped a pair -- . Neither improved on the turn, but Yeah spiked the on the river for trips. Schmejkal just nodded as if he suspected all along that's how the hand would play out, said "Good game," and headed for payouts.
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Julio Diaz has been relatively quiet ever since winning a monster pot before dinner to jump into the chip lead. He finally changed that by raising to 11,000 from middle position. Michael Pedley called out of the big blind.
Fireworks ensued on a flop of . Pedley led into Diaz for 17,000. Diaz promptly raised to 52,000, but Pedley was undeterred and shoved all in for about 130,000. Diaz tanked but ultimately made the call. Each player opened his hand.
Pedley:
Diaz:
Pedley had an eight-out draw to the nuts to hit, or else be bounced from the tournament. He missed the turn , but hit the river , eliciting a gasp from the crowd gathered around the table.
Diaz still has plenty of chips, with about 358,000. Pedley now is near the top of the board with 309,000.
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and although Timoshenko took the lead on the turn, Kastle was able to spike a set on the river to claim the pot and a huge double up!
and Pedley led out for 41,000. Timoshenko then raised it to 200,000 which was enough to put Pedley to a decision for his tournament life. After a few minutes thought he let it go, as Timoshenko extends his chip lead to 460,000 with Pedley back to 130,000.
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, the 
on the turn didn't change anything, but the 
on the river gave Timoshenko the pot and sent Shoichi to the exit in 11th place for $18,750.
. Levy found no joy on the 
board. His inspired run at APT Macau is over.
. That hand elicited a nervous little sigh for Schmejkal as he opened 
.
. Neither improved on the 
on the river for trips. Schmejkal just nodded as if he suspected all along that's how the hand would play out, said "Good game," and headed for payouts.
. Pedley led into Diaz for 17,000. Diaz promptly raised to 52,000, but Pedley was undeterred and shoved all in for about 130,000. Diaz tanked but ultimately made the call. Each player opened his hand.
, but hit the river 
, eliciting a gasp from the crowd gathered around the table.
