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Shawn Buchanan - 15th Place
Shawn Buchanan reraised all in for 31,000 total after Alex Brenes raised to 15,000. Brenes was acting out of the cutoff seat and Buchanan on the button. Brenes made the call when action got back to him and the hands were revealed.
Buchanan:
Brenes:
Brenes flopped a king on a flop of to take the lead and went on to eliminate Buchanan after the on the turn followed by the on the river. Brenes moved up to 295,000.
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Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 12,500 from middle position and action moved around to William Reynolds on the button. Reynolds made the call, as did Adolfo Vaeza in the small blind. Will Molson was in the big blind and reraised all in for 110,500 total.
Action fell back on the original raiser Reinkemeier and he tanked for a minute or two. He wound up making the call and the other two players in the hand folded. Reinkemeier tabled to Molson's .
"Ace please," said Reinkemeier.
The board ran out and Reinkemeier got the ace he asked for, but not until after Molson made two pair.
Molson doubled to around 250,000 while Reinkemeier slipped to 420,000.
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In early position Adolfo Vaeza min-raised to 10,000. He was called by Dmitry Stelmak in the hijack, Greg Raymer on the button and Shawn Buchanan in the big blind.
The flop came and it was checked to Vaeza who bet 20,000. Stelmak was the lone caller, landing the on the turn. Vaeza bet 30,000 and Stelmak called again, delivering the on the river. Vaeza casually bet 50,000 and Stelmak once again called, only to muck when Vaeza showed for two pair.
Vaeza is up to 683,000 while Stelmak slips to 215,000.
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Carter Phillips raised to 10,500 from middle position before James Calderaro reraised to 25,500. Calderaro was in the cutoff seat while Sandra Naujoks was on the button. Naujoks then moved all in for about 150,000. Phillips then reraised all in and Calderaro called.
Phillips:
Calderaro:
Naujoks:
The flop was a banger for Naujoks, coming . Her nines took the lead with a full house, leaving Calderaro's kings drawing slim and Phillips' chances mute.
The turn card was the and the river card the . Naujoks' boat was the best hand from flop til finish and she won the pot, just about tripling up in the process.
Calderaro had the least amount of chips and was eliminated while Naujoks shot up to 465,000. Phillips dropped to 145,000.
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Marafioti from Day 2
Joe Cada and Matt Marafioti were all in preflop. Marafioti held while Cada held . Marafioti was all in for only 52,000 chips, or about 10 big blinds.
The board ran out and Marafioti earned the double up to back over 100,000.
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After Matt Marafioti opened with a raise to 15,500, reigning WSOP Ladies' champ Lisa Hamilton moved all in for a little under 100,000. Marafioti tank-called and showed . Hamilton held .
The board ran out and Hamilton doubled through. Marafioti was left with a little over 50,000.
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Table 1
Seat 1: Matt Marafioti
Seat 2: Carter Phillips
Seat 3: Michiel Brummelhuis
Seat 4: Isaac Baron
Seat 5: James Calderaro
Seat 6: Sandra Naujoks Team PokerStars Pro
Seat 7: Lisa Hamilton
Seat 8: Joe Cada Team PokerStars Pro
Table 2
Seat 1: Alex Brenes
Seat 2: Shawn Buchanan
Seat 3: William Reynolds
Seat 4: Adolfo Vaeza
Seat 5: Will Molson
Seat 6: Dmitry Stelmak
Seat 7: Tobias Reinkemeier
Seat 8: Greg Raymer Team PokerStars Pro
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Minieri gone on the bubble
From under the gun, Dario Minieri moved all in for about 70,000. Alex Brenes tanked for some time when action got to him. Brenes even stood from his chair and began pacing.
"You're going to fold," said Minieri. "You always fold when you do this."
Brenes held up two fingers close together to show Minieri that he was very close to calling this time.
"I bet you fold, how much do I have?" asked Minieri, reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a $5 bill and some $1 bills, totaling $10. "I bet you five dollars, no wait... ten! I bet ten."
Then, Brenes called and everyone else folded. William Reynolds folded out of the big blind face up before Minieri tabled . Brenes held .
The flop hit both players when it came . But, it was Brenes that stayed in the lead, picking up a set of nines.
The turn card was the and ended things with the completing the board on the river.
Minieri was eliminated on the bubble after coming into the day as the chip leader. Brenes moved up to 220,000 chips. Everyone left is now earning themselves $41,160.
to take the lead and went on to eliminate Buchanan after the 
on the turn followed by the 
on the river. Brenes moved up to 295,000.
to Molson's 
.
and Reinkemeier got the ace he asked for, but not until after Molson made two pair.
and it was checked to Vaeza who bet 20,000. Stelmak was the lone caller, landing the 
on the turn. Vaeza bet 30,000 and Stelmak called again, delivering the 
for two pair.
for just a pair of sevens.
while Cada held 
. Marafioti was all in for only 52,000 chips, or about 10 big blinds.
. Hamilton held 
.
. But, it was Brenes that stayed in the lead, picking up a set of nines.
