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First in from the cutoff seat, Joe Tehan raised to 26,000, and Sukh Sandhu three-bet shoved for 128,000 on the button. Tehan made the call with 
, and Sandhu was flipping for double or nothing with 
.
The board ran out 
, and Sandhu's pair falls on the river. With his straight, Tehan notches the elimination, boosting his stack up to 840,000 in the process.
Corey Hochman opened the pot with a standard raise before Philippe Plouffe three-bet an additional 49,000 on top. When it came back to Hochman, he shoved all in for 348,00, and Plouffe quickly called with the 
. It was a bit of a cooler; Hochman turned up the 
, needing some help to stay alive.
And he'd get a good bit of help. The 
flop was just what Dr. Hochman ordered, pulling himself into a big lead with two to come. The 
turn meant that he needed only fade the case king to stay alive, and the 
was safe and clean.
Hochman has thusly doubled his way up to 720,000, while Plouffe drops all the way back to 205,000.
After dropping that last pot, Philippe Plouffe looked a bit steamed, and he fired chips into the next several pots, taking them down with raises and three-bet shoves. That trend may have played a role in the elimination of Taylor von Kriegenbergh, too. He opened from the hijack to 25,000, and Plouffe shoved again, having worked his stack up to 276,000 by now. With the previous few hands likely fresh in his mind, von Kriegenbergh made the call for the rest of his own chips with 
, but Plouffe showed up the dominating 
.
The board came 
, and von Kriegenbergh and his inferior ace have been eliminated in 18th place.
Plouffe is back up to 585,000 with that KO, just below average now.
We've reached the end of another level, and the players are off for a 15-minute break.
Just before the break, we picked up a big pot.
Under the gun, Philippe Plouffe made it 27,000 to go, and David Stefanski three-bet to 62,000 in position. Plouffe made the call, and off they went to the flop.
It came 
, and it check-checked to the 
turn. Plouffe now took the lead with a bet of 45,000. Stafanski snuck in a raise to 107,000, and Plouffe called. The blank landed on the river, and Plouffe knocked the table. Stefanski fired one last bullet -- 240,000. Plouffe called again, and those were chips he'd not get back.
Stefanski turned over , and that was good. With that pot, Plouffe has been knocked down to just 189,000 lonely chips. For Stefanski, however, it was a fine conclusion to a fantastic level. He was the short stack at the last break, and now he's second in chips with 1.035 million.
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,295,000 | |
|
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|
1,035,000 | |
|
950,000 | |
|
870,000 | |
|
||
|
858,000 | |
|
845,000 | |
|
|
760,000 | |
|
750,000 | |
|
607,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
|
558,000 | |
|
|
360,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
||
|
265,000 | |
|
||
|
241,000 | |
|
189,000 | |
|
182,000 | |
|
|
||
Corey Hochman opened with a raise to 39,000, and David Stefanski three-bet to 102,000 from the small blind. When it came back to Hochman, he took a long pause before four-betting to 232,000, and Stefanski's cards instantly hit the muck to send about 10% of his stack across the table.
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From the button, Aaron Overton made it 36,000 to go, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 65,000 next door. Overton called, and the two men took a 
flop. Busquet continued out with 45,000, and Overton flatted to see the on fourth street. Busquet had about 70,000 chips left, and he moved all in to be quickly called by his opponent.
Showdown
Overton:
Busquet: 
The 
river failed to improve Busquet's one pair, and he has fallen in 17th place. That's good for the last $12,000 payday, and the remaining field is being redrawn around the final two tables.
