Kevin MacPhee was pinned into a corner today, and he was unable to get any of his short stack into the pot through the first 34 hands. On the 35th, though, he was down to just 535,000 when the table folded to his small blind, and he moved in. Big blind Barny Boatman asked for the count, and he eventually made the call with . MacPhee's was well behind, but he did have to live cards to try and chase down a winner.
The flop was a miss for MacPhee, but the turn gave him at least a little bit of a sweat. He was looking for a four, five, six, or seven to stay alive.
River: .
It's a big disappointment to most in the room, and the EPT certainly wanted to see one of their champions grab a second trophy. But this is the end of the line in San Remo for MacPhee, eliminated 8 spots shy of that goal. He'll take more than €60,000 home for his work this week, and we're guessing it will be of little consolation today. Hopefully he'll feel better when he wakes up with that money on his nightstand in the morning.
Jan Bendik raised to 130,000 and Daniel Neilson reraised to 360,000 from the big blind. Bendik folded and Neilson won the pot.
On the next hand, action folded to Neilson in the small blind and he raised all in to put the pressure on short-stack Rocco Palumbo. Palumbo folded and Beilson won the pot.
Daniel Neilson raised from early position to 120,000 and Jan Bendik called from the small blind to take the flop. Bendik checked, Neilson bet 125,000 and Bendik called.
Bendik checked a second time after the hit the turn. Neilson bet 285,000 and Bendik called.
The river was the and Bendik checked with about 3.8 million behind in his stack. Neilson didn't back down from sticking more money in the pot and fired a tall stack of orange T25,000 chips totaling 675,000. Bendik looked pained, but eventually made the call.
Neilson tabled the for a turned wheel to beat the of Bendik.
Andrey Pateychuk opened with a raise, and Barny Boatman three-bet to 275,000. Pateychuk called, and off they went to the flop.
It came , and Pateychuck check-called another 250,000. Boatman slowed down after the turn, and Pateychuk too his cue to lead out when the hit the river. We didn't even have a chance to eyeball the bet size, because a frustrated Boatman instantly mucked.
Daniel Neilson opened with a raise to 160,000 from the cutoff seat. Yorane Kerignard jammed all in from the small blind for 1.905 million and won the pot.
Dimitar Danchev raised to 175,000 under the gun, and Daniel Neilson three-bet to 415,000 on the button. Action came to Yorane Kerignard next, and he quickly shoved all in on a cold four-bet. It was 2.15 million total, and Danchev quickly ducked out. Neilson, though, was getting a good price, and he thought it over for a long while before surrendering as well.
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. MacPhee's 
was well behind, but he did have to live cards to try and chase down a winner.
flop was a miss for MacPhee, but the turn 
gave him at least a little bit of a sweat. He was looking for a four, five, six, or seven to stay alive.
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flop. Bendik checked, Neilson bet 125,000 and Bendik called.
hit the turn. Neilson bet 285,000 and Bendik called.
and Bendik checked with about 3.8 million behind in his stack. Neilson didn't back down from sticking more money in the pot and fired a tall stack of orange T25,000 chips totaling 675,000. Bendik looked pained, but eventually made the call.
for a turned wheel to beat the 
of Bendik.