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Clonie Gowen Gone
Matthew "OnMyVPlates" Pearson has just eliminated Clonie Gowen after a long match.
The final hand saw Pearson's go up against Gowen's .
Pearson's flopped into the lead with the flop, and stayed there through the turn and river.
Gowen's elimination means that Ben Savage is the lone Live Team representative in the final eight. They will have a lot of ground to make up in tomorrow's shootout round.
The Matthew Pearson vs Steve Leonard quarter-final is just underway. Quarter-final winners will make the money.
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Ben Savage
Ben Savage has just taken a massive hit to his stack in a tilt-inducing hand that has stirred up a little bit of controversy in what was otherwise a bit of a lull in proceedings.
With the blinds at 150/300, Savage tossed out a single purple 500-denomination chip from the small blind without declaring "raise". This was ruled as a single oversized-chip and ruled as a call.
Savage then let rip with an heated outburst towards the dealer as his intention was to raise. The floor was called and ruled in favour of the dealer as Savage continued with his outburst. Guzzardi checked his option and they took a flop of .
Guzzardi led out for 400 and Savage made the call. The turn was the and Guzzardi checked to Savage who fired 1,000. Guzzardi check-raised all in and Savage thought for a few moments before making the call.
Guzzardi:
Savage:
Savage was drawing dead as he walked away from the table to cool off as the hit the river. Guzzardi doubles to leave Savage with just 4,000 chips.
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Pearson vs Gowen is still going
We've had a rush of action in the Clonie Gowen vs Matthew Pearson second round match.
First Gowen got all in against Pearson's preflop. The board ran out to double Clonie into the lead.
With the stacks fairly even they found the chips in the middle again, a short time later. Gowen had and would need some help against Pearson's .
It arrived on a flop and now it would be Pearson who would need the help to stay alive. The turn didn't help, but the arrived on the river to keep the match alive and leave Gowen with just 800.
Gowen was expected to hit the felt, but has virtually battled her way back to even. She doubled back through when he held up against Pearson's .
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Michael "The Big SiCkO" Guzzardi is fighting his way back in his quarter-final match-up with Ben Savage.
Tied 0-0, Savage had a commanding chip lead, but a recent hand changed that.
On a flop of Guzzardi led 300 which Savage flat called.
The turn had Savage lead 1,000 into Guzzardi and the Sicko promptly pumped it up to 3,400 all in. After tanking a while Savage called and laid on the table for a flush draw. Guzzardi already had the flush with but would have to dodge Savage's re-draw hopes.
The river was all clear moving Guzzardi up to almost 8,000 of the 20,000 chips in play.
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It has been a long game
Clonie Gowen and Matthew Pearson all still contesting their second round match with Gowen holding the chip advantage so far in the third rubber.
Gowen has about 7,000 chips to Pearson's 3,000 but hasn't been able to find the hand to close the game out and advance to the quarter-finals.
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Rayan Nathan
Rayan Nathan has taken the lead in his quarter-final match with Jarred Graham. With the pot already sizable on the turn with the board reading Nathan fired 2,500 which was called by Graham as the hit the river.
Nathan fired out 4,500 and Graham thought for a few minutes before calling all in for a few hundred less. Graham held pocket jacks but Nathan flipped for the flush to take it down.
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With a second round game still in progress, Andrew Jeffreys has become the first player to advance to the semi-finals.
The elimination hand went down with Delaney opening to 250 and Adgee making the flat call. The flop of saw Adgee check to Delaney who made it 275. Adgee check-raised to 700 and Delaney called.
The turn fell the and Adgee bet out 1,500. Delaney came over the top for 4,000 and Adgee moved all in. Delaney called and almost insta-mucked his cards upon seeing Jeffreys' . The tourney staff turned his hand over to reveal and the river blanked the .
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Andrew Jeffreys is ahead 1-0
Andrew "Adgee" Jeffreys has taken a 1-0 advantage against Ben Delaney in their quarter-final match.
The pair played a couple of big hands before Delaney went behind. In the first Delaney opened to 300, with Adgee making the preflop call.
The flop of saw Adgee check-raise to 1,000 over Delaney's 500 chip bet. Delaney called and they took the turn.
Adgee fired out 1,000 on the turn and Delaney flatted. They both checked off the river with Adgee turning over good to scoop the pot after Delaney mucked.
A short time later Delaney opened to 200, with Adgee flat calling. They took a flop that had Delaney lead 225. Adgee made it 1,000 to go and Delaney moved all in. Adgee made the call tabling to be in front of Delaney's . Delaney didn't improve through the turn and river.
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go up against Gowen's 
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flop, and stayed there through the 
turn and 
river.
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hit the river. Guzzardi doubles to leave Savage with just 4,000 chips.
all in against Pearson's 
and would need some help against Pearson's 
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flop and now it would be Pearson who would need the help to stay alive. The 
held up against Pearson's 
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Guzzardi led 300 which Savage flat called.
river was all clear moving Guzzardi up to almost 8,000 of the 20,000 chips in play.
hit the river.
for the flush to take it down.
saw Adgee check to Delaney who made it 275. Adgee check-raised to 700 and Delaney called.
and Adgee bet out 1,500. Delaney came over the top for 4,000 and Adgee moved all in. Delaney called and almost insta-mucked his cards upon seeing Jeffreys' 
. The tourney staff turned his hand over to reveal 
turn and 
