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Alexander Kravchenko's opponent just didn't believe him. After bringing it in with the , he called Kravchenko's completion bet, made with the . Kravchenko led every street from there, to . Every time his opponent called. They finally both checked the river, with Kravchenko showing split queens that never improved. It was enough to win.
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Mark Seif
Mark Seif completed the bring-in with the in the door. He found action from Alessio Isaia who put in the call with the showing.
Seif: (X-X) (X)
Isaia: (X-X) (X)
On fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Seif was the bettor, and he was called at each step by Isaia. On seventh street, Seif made one final bet of 1,600, which was enough to put him all in. Isaia had nothing to call with apparently, as he let Seif take it down, more than doubling up to 14,000.
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Everyone's favorite cheery American, Bill Chen, is out of the tournament. Chen lost a sizable pot to Mel Judah, calling all the way with . We never got to see Chen's hand; he mucked at showdown when Judah opened in the hole for two pair, aces and queens. Chen went out a short time later.
A few tables away, Tony G was all in on sixth street after leading every street against Shawn Sheikan. Sheikhan started with buried queens, , and took a shot to eliminate the G despite a board of . The G was on a draw that never got there: . At showdown, Tony G's pair of sevens was no match for the pair of queens held by Sheikan. As a result, he's out.
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Freddie Ellis
We found this hand in progress on fourth street, heads up between Daniel Negreanu and Freddie Ellis.
Negreanu: (X-X) (X)
Ellis: (X-X) (X)
On fourth street, Ellis bet out with his leading ace-eight, and Negreanu called. When he paired his ten on fifth street, Negreanu said, "I'll bet it," and Ellis called. On sixth street, Negreanu fired again. "How much did you bet? 1,600?" asked Ellis. "I'll make it thirty-two."
"You raised it?" asked Negreanu, standing up to take a better look at Ellis' board. After a moment, he called the extra 1,600.
As the dealer was pitching seventh street, Negreanu checked in the dark. Not letting up now, Ellis flicked another 1,600 into the pot.
"You have aces and fours, huh?" asked Negreanu knowingly.
"I have three diamonds too," said Ellis with a chuckle, pointing at his up cards.
"Yeah, but you don't have a... (shaking head)... you're probably good anyway." Finally, and reluctantly, Negreanu gathered his cards and sent them back to the dealer.
"I'll show you," said Ellis, revealing for his down cards. Negreanu made a great read, and a disciplined fold, but the pot goes to Ellis. He's climbed up to 54,000 in chips.
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Most pots in this tournament are now being contested heads-up. Gone are the three- and four-way pots that were more common in the early levels when limits were small.
A recent pot was heads up between David Bach and Greg Raymer. Raymer had the betting lead on every street, but checked to Bach each time. It was finally at the river, with Bach showing (X-X) / / (X) to Raymer's (X-X) / / (X), that Bach's bet got Raymer off of his hand.
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Allen Kessler is the latest victim of the tournament. Hasan Habib was the executioner. Kessler was all in with ; he found himself against Habib's . Neither player improved from there.
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Chris Brown and Rodeen Talebi gave their table a good chuckle. Brown called all the way with (X-X) / against Talebi's (X-X) / . Each player then checked the river. Brown turned over for a pair of threes, which just barely edged out Talebi's pair of deuces.
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, he called Kravchenko's completion bet, made with the 
. Kravchenko led every street from there, 
to 
. Every time his opponent called. They finally both checked the river, with Kravchenko showing split queens that never improved. It was enough to win.
in the door. He found action from Alessio Isaia who put in the call with the 
showing.
(X)
(X)
. We never got to see Chen's hand; he mucked at showdown when Judah opened 
. The G was on a draw that never got there: 
. At showdown, Tony G's pair of sevens was no match for the pair of queens held by Sheikan. As a result, he's out.
/ (X) to Raymer's (X-X) / 
/ (X), that Bach's bet got Raymer off of his hand.
; he found himself against Habib's 
for a pair of threes, which just barely edged out Talebi's pair of deuces.
