We just saw a couple of hands involving Senovio Ramirez, including one in which Ramirez eliminated Men Nguyen.
In the first, Ramirez opened for 250 and got a call from Peter Feldman in the big blind. Both checked the flop. The turn brought the . Feldman checked, Ramirez bet 350, and Feldman called. The river was the . Feldman again checked, Ramirez bet 900 this time, and Feldman called.
Ramirez showed for the rivered straight, and Feldman mucked.
Soon after, Ramirez was raising again before the flop from the button, and Men Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop came . Nguyen checked, Ramirez bet 400, and Nguyen called. The turn was the . This time Nguyen bet 500, and Ramirez responded by raising all in. Nguyen called with his remaining chips.
Ramirez showed and had Nguyen's outkicked. The river was the , and Nguyen is out.
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Registration has now closed for Event #54. At the moment the big board is showing more than 3,800 total entrants for this event. We should be getting the official total soon, plus prize pool information.
A number of players are just now taking their seats, and we'll be keeping an eye on who arrives. Among the late registrants... Teddy "Iceman" Monroe.
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