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Mike Watson - 22nd Place
Mike Watson tried to make a move at a pot and paid the price. He opened for 21,000, then called a preflop reraise from Felipe Ramos to 75,000. On a flop of , Watson had first action and moved all in for 52,000. Ramos quickly called with , unimproved aces. Watson show , just top pair. The turn and river bricked out and .
Ramos is up to 454,000; Watson is off to the cage to collect $14,433 for 22nd place.
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Jesper Hougaard - 23rd Place
Clayton Newman opened the pot for a 28,000 raise from under the gun. Jesper Hougaard called from late position and Isaac Baron reraised 88,000 more from the big blind.
Newman folded and Hougaard made the call.
The flop came . Baron moved all in and Hougaard called for his last 90,000.
Hougaard:
Baron:
The board filled out giving Baron a set of aces, sending the Day 1 chip leader, Jesper Hougaard, to the rail.
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We thought we'd see some more movement this level, and we were right. Rifat Palevic opened a pot for 22,000 in front of John O'Shea, who reraised all in for 91,000. Palevic was the only caller. The players quickly opened their hands.
Palevic:
O'Shea:
There wasn't a card higher than 6 on a board of . Palevic's jacks held to send O'Shea crashing out of the tournament in 24th place.
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Adam Hourani opened the pot for a 25,000 raise from under the gun and Rifat Palevic called. Mike Watson min raised from the button to 42,000.
Hourani chose to just flat call, leaving himself with only 20,000 behind. Palevic called as well.
The flop came and action was checked to Watson, who bet 42,000. Hourani folded and Palevic called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and Palevic bet out 56,000. Watson insta-mucked.
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It was short and simple for Tim Begley. He opened preflop for 25,000, then called all in after Matt Giannetti reraised to 60,000. Begley showed against Giannetti's . The board didn't help Begley's queens.
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Ralph Perry
From under the gun, Ralph Perry raised to 22,000 and Rifat Palevic reraised from the cut off to 78,000 (pot). Perry made the call.
The flop came and Perry lead out for 75,000. Palevic looked disgusted and threw his face up into the muck.
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Sorel Mizzi
From middle position, Sorel Mizzi raised to 16,000 and Isaac Baron called from late position, as did Jesper Houggard in the big blind.
The flop came . Houggard checked and Mizzi made a continuation bet of 33,000. Baron folded and Houggard check-raised to 105,000. Mizzi thought for about a minute before moving all in for 317,000. Houggard called.
Houggard: for the current nuts with a straight. Also, he has top two pair for a redraw to a full house.
Mizzi: for top and bottom pair and the nut straight draw.
A crowd of players from the other table gathered around to watch the end result of the massive pot.
The turn was a blank, the not changing much, but the river brought the to give Mizzi the flush and the pot.
Mizzi doubled up to 660,000 to take the chip lead while Hougaard moved back a bit to 227,000.
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, Watson had first action and moved all in for 52,000. Ramos quickly called with 
, unimproved aces. Watson show 
, just top pair. The turn and river bricked out 
and 
.
. Baron moved all in and Hougaard called for his last 90,000. 
giving Baron a set of aces, sending the Day 1 chip leader, Jesper Hougaard, to the rail.
. Palevic's jacks held to send O'Shea crashing out of the tournament in 24th place.
and action was checked to Watson, who bet 42,000. Hourani folded and Palevic called.
and both players checked.
. The board didn't help Begley's queens.
. Houggard checked and Mizzi made a continuation bet of 33,000. Baron folded and Houggard check-raised to 105,000. Mizzi thought for about a minute before moving all in for 317,000. Houggard called.
for top and bottom pair and the nut straight draw.
to give Mizzi the flush and the pot. 
