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Scotty Nguyen - 50th place
The Prince of Poker is out of the tournament. Scotty Nguyen went for a soft play with after Sam Capra raised preflop to 12,000. With position, Scotty opted to smooth-call.
The flop came down a harmless-looking . Capra followed up his preflop raise with a flop bet of 20,000. Again Nguyen called, leaving himself only 14,500 behind. Those chips went into the middle after Capra checked the turn. Capra called, showing down for a pair and a flush draw. The river drew a groan from spectators on the rail who were hoping to see Nguyen double up. They gave him a short ovation for his 50th-place finish in the tournament.
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Ashifamin Walji - 51st place
The pace of eliminations has slowed down noticeably since we came back from the break. Most of the players who were trying to turtle their way into the money have been eliminated. There's going to be a bit more play after the flop from here on out. We hope.
But we did have one recent elimination where all the chips were in preflop. Ashifamin Walji moved in for 62,000 after Leonid Cai opened for 10,500. Cai made the call with and was racing against Walji's . The board came seven-high, no help to Walji. He retired to the rail, AU$15,000 richer.
Cai now has approximately 430,000 chips. Fifty players remain in the tournament.
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Tino Lechich has taken another pot off David Docherty, without a showdown.
Lechich bet 15,000 on a flop which Docherty flat-called. They moved to the turn, which again had Lechich fire out a bet. Lechich led 20,000 and Docherty raised to 45,000. Lechich didn't hesitate and gestured all in for around 300,000 chips. Docherty didn't think too long before mucking his cards.
Lechich now has 390,000 chips, Docherty back down to 200,000.
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Sam Khouiss - 53rd place
Sam Khouiss has been eliminated after the cruelest of river cards.
Zach Gruneberg opened preflop to 9,000 with Sam Capra and Sam Khouiss both making the call. The flop came and Khouiss checked to Gruneberg, who bet 16,000. Capra flat-called, and Khouiss proceeded to check-raise all in for 110,000. Gruneberg made the call and Capra went into the tank before folding.
Khouiss would be in good shape tabling for middle set, again Gruneberg's overpair, with a gutshot straight draw. The was fine for Khouiss on the turn, but the river had him heading for the rail when it brought the to make Gruneberg a set. Capra commented that he had folded .
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Brett Daphne - 52nd place
The pace of bust-outs hasn't slackened one bit. Brett Daphne is the next to go, running his into Barny Boatman's . Daphne took the lead on the flop by pairing his queen, . The turn fell to give Boatman outs to an ace and to a ten. The river was the , because, well, the river is always the ace of spades. It was a cruel blow for Daphne, sending him to the rail in 52nd place.
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Sourideth Inthavong - 54th place
Sourideth Inthavong has been eliminated after flopping top pair with on a flop, only to run into a player on the button with . The turn was no help to Inthavong and the river gave his opponent an unnecessary improvement to a set and sent Inthavong out in 54th place.
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after Sam Capra raised preflop to 12,000. With position, Scotty opted to smooth-call.
. Capra followed up his preflop raise with a flop bet of 20,000. Again Nguyen called, leaving himself only 14,500 behind. Those chips went into the middle after Capra checked the 
turn. Capra called, showing down 
for a pair and a flush draw. The river 
drew a groan from spectators on the rail who were hoping to see Nguyen double up. They gave him a short ovation for his 50th-place finish in the tournament.
and was racing against Walji's 
. The board came seven-high, no help to Walji. He retired to the rail, AU$15,000 richer.
flop which Docherty flat-called. They moved to the 
turn, which again had Lechich fire out a bet. Lechich led 20,000 and Docherty raised to 45,000. Lechich didn't hesitate and gestured all in for around 300,000 chips. Docherty didn't think too long before mucking his cards.
and Khouiss checked to Gruneberg, who bet 16,000. Capra flat-called, and Khouiss proceeded to check-raise all in for 110,000. Gruneberg made the call and Capra went into the tank before folding.
for middle set, again Gruneberg's 
was fine for Khouiss on the turn, but the river had him heading for the rail when it brought the 
to make Gruneberg a set. Capra commented that he had folded 
into Barny Boatman's 
. The turn fell 
, because, well, the river is always the ace of spades. It was a cruel blow for Daphne, sending him to the rail in 52nd place.
. The turn 
gave his opponent an unnecessary improvement to a set and sent Inthavong out in 54th place.