Shamus
Just before Table #1 broke, redistributing its players among the other two dozen or so tables left in play, we had one last interesting hand there.
David Saab raised to 30,000 from the button, Matt Matros reraised to 90,000 from the small blind, and David Benefield called from the big blind. Saab folded, and the two remaining players saw a flop of . Matros bet 130,000, and Benefield called. The turn was the . Both checked.
The river brought the . Both checked. Matros showed , and Benefield mucked. Matros is up to 1.195 million, and Benefield is at 850,000.
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Brandon Cantu just complained to a floorperson that he had too many chips on the table. His stack was so big, and comprised of so many yellow (T1,000) chips, that he had no room on the table in front of him to actually play his cards. The floorperson quickly vanished, only to return a few moments later bearing some orange (T5,000) and green (T25,000) chips. Cantu changed out 600,000 worth of yellows, and in the process cleared quite a bit of real estate.
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Am I bluffing?
Gus Hansen raised to 50,000 from middle position, Reagan Silber reraised to 100,000 from the big blind and Hansen called. The flop was . Silber checked and Hansen bet 150,000.
"Nice bluff" said Silber as he mucked his cards.
"If he bluffed you, I give up poker for the rest of my life!" interjected Mike Matusow.
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Michael Graffeo
Alexander Kostritsyn has played just about every hand since we returned from the dinner break and in the course of one hand he eliminated Michael Graffeo. After Michael raised to 29,000 Kostritsyn reraised to 105,000 and Graffeo moved all in. Kostritsyn called and his nosed out Graffeo's . Kostritsyn flopped a set and Graffeo was drawing dead by the turn, and his Main Event run came to an end.
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Dale Hoy raised to 30,000 from early position, and it folded around to Jimmy Nickens who pushed all in from the small blind. Hoy thought a moment, then made the call.
Right after Hoy called, Nickens called out "You got ace-jack or something?" "Yeah, absolutely," replied Hoy, turning over . Nickens tabled , and the race was on.
The flop came . The turn was the , and Nickens was still ahead. But the on the river ended his day. Hoy now has 860,000.
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Ed Aister
On a flop of Ed Aister and Robert Ford committed their chips into the middle. Aister held for top pair but found himself up against the of Robert Ford.
The turn was the and river the to eliminate Aister from the tournament.
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Andy Schultz just doubled up through Sarkis Akopyan. Schultz picked up pocket aces, and was able to outlast Akopyan's pocket nines. Schultz is up to 360,000, and Akopyan has tumbled down to 285,000.
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Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno moved all in after a flop holding the and a flush draw. Charalampos Tsaoussis called with for top pair and that held up as the came on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Zinno from the tournament.
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David Benefield
It was a raised pot between Chip Jett and David Benefield when the flop came down . Jett was first to act and checked to Benefield, who fired out a bet of 55,000. Jett thought it over for a little bit, then check-raised to 240,000.
Jett's raise put Benefield into the tank for a couple of minutes. He finally announced, "All in," and used both hands to push his whole stack out on the felt in front of him. Jett folded fairly quickly thereafter. Benefield took one more peek at his cards, then flashed the .
Jett retained 400,000 chips after the hand. Benefield is up to 1.22 million.
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Nikokay Losev
Ronald Adams raised to 30,000, and Nikolay Losev called him from the big blind.
The flop came . Both checked. The turn was the . Losev checked, Adams bet 60,000, and Losev called.
The river was the . This time Losev bet out 140,000. Adams responded by pushing all in. It would be over 200,000 more for Losev to call.
Losev tanked for several minutes. Finally the clock was called, and he let it count down to the last possible second before calling. Losev showed , and his two pair were good, besting Adams' .
Adams is out. And with an hour of play left tonight, Losev finds himself near the top of the chip counts with 1.9 million.
. Matros bet 130,000, and Benefield called. The turn was the 
. Both checked.
. Both checked. Matros showed 
, and Benefield mucked. Matros is up to 1.195 million, and Benefield is at 850,000.
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. Silber checked and Hansen bet 150,000. 
. Kostritsyn flopped a set and Graffeo was drawing dead by the turn, and his Main Event run came to an end.
. Nickens tabled 
. The turn was the 
, and Nickens was still ahead. But the 
on the river ended his day. Hoy now has 860,000.
Ed Aister and Robert Ford committed their chips into the middle. Aister held 
of Robert Ford.
and river the 
to eliminate Aister from the tournament.
for top pair and that held up as the 
on the river to eliminate Zinno from the tournament.
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