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Neil Arce opened with a raise from the cutoff to 19,000 and with the action on Michael Pedley in the small blind, he re-popped to 55,000. Arce quickly splashed the pot with his call and both players saw the flop of .
Both players took their time before checking to see the turn of the drop and to see Pedley move all in. Arce eventually folded and Pedley flashed the as he collected the pot sending him to 215,000, as Arce slips back to 225,000.
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Nam Le - 12th Place
Nam Le open-shoved from late position for 56,000. Kim Tae Hyung made the call from the button before Steve Yea moved all in from the big blind. Yea had Hyung covered.
"Shit! Oh my god," said Hyung. "What can I do?"
"You can't ask the crowd!" Michael Pedley said with a laugh.
"Sick, sick, sick!" Hyung shouted. "What can I do?" He folded pocket jacks after a minute, leaving Yea and Le alone for the part. Le showed ; Yea was on . The board came out . When the ace hit the river, railbird Chino Rheem shouted "CHOP!" Then a second later, he recognized his error. "Oh, f*ck. No."
Poker Pack member Le earns $8,000 for finishing in 12th place.
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Ron Kluber opened for 21,000 and with the action on Casey Kastle in the small blind reraised to 221,000 total.
Kluber stood up in awe to size-up the bet and stated, "200,000 . . . really . . . I think you made a mistake!" After a further two minutes in the tank, Kluber released his hand sending the pot to Kastle as he pushes past the 400,000-chip mark.
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Cicurel Didier cast his lot with a hand many tournament players hate -- . He moved all in for 58,000 after Steve Yea opened for 18,000. Yea made the call with . After the flop came , Yea was calling for a diamond while Didier was calling for a queen. One diamond hit the turn, the , but Yea couldn't get the second. The river blanked , giving Didier the doubl up.
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Steve Sung eliminated in 13th Place
Norihito Suzuki limped in from under the gun and Steve Sung completed the small blind with Casey Kastle checking his option.
On a flop of , it was checked to Suzuki who led out for 15,000. Sung sat in the tank for over 90 seconds before reraising all in for 62,000. Kastle made the call after some time deliberating and Suzuki folded.
Sung:
Kastle:
The turn left Poker Pack member Sung drawing dead, dropping the . Even before the meaningless fell on the river, Sung had exited the tournament area on his way to a 13th place finish and US$7,000 payday. Kastle now moves up to 340,000 in chips.
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We were back from dinner now for twenty minutes before Liz Lieu re-took her seat. Her stack was being anted and blinded off the whole time. When we came back from dinner, she was on 95,000. Since then, Lieu's count has fallen to 74,000.
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Darren Judges - 15th Place
Some hands just play themselves. Michael Pedley opened with a raise to 17,000. Action folded to Darren Judges in the small blind. He moved all in for approximately 77,000. Pedley called and tabled . Judges was on . Pedley asked for his card to come right on the flop, and it did! Pedley paired his ace, . That flop drew an exasperated sigh from Judges before he started calling, "Five ball! Five ball!" It was no use; the turn and river were the and . Judges is out in 15th place, earning $7,000 and we are one step closer to the final table.
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Eddie Hearns eliminated in 16th Place
Norihito Suzuki opened to 25,000 and was met with an all in reraise of 70,000 from Eddie Hearns. Ron Kluber moved all in over the top for 144,000 and Suzuki passed.
Hearns:
Kluber:
The board ran out to see Kluber move up to over 260,000 as Hearns headed to the rail in 16th place for a payday of US$6,500.
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drop and to see Pedley move all in. Arce eventually folded and Pedley flashed the 
as he collected the pot sending him to 215,000, as Arce slips back to 225,000.
; Yea was on 
. The board came out 
. When the ace hit the river, railbird Chino Rheem shouted "CHOP!" Then a second later, he recognized his error. "Oh, f*ck. No."
. He moved all in for 58,000 after Steve Yea opened for 18,000. Yea made the call with 
. After the flop came 
, Yea was calling for a diamond while Didier was calling for a queen. One diamond hit the turn, the 
, giving Didier the doubl up.
. Pedley asked for his card to come right on the flop, and it did! Pedley paired his ace, 
. Judges is out in 15th place, earning $7,000 and we are one step closer to the final table.
