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Razz
Ben Yu: (
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Mikko Pispala: () / 
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We caught the hand on fifth street, where Yu led out and Pispala called. Yu led out again on sixth, Pispala again called, and both players checked on seventh.
Yu announced, "Jack."
Pispala opened up 
for a ninety-eight low, and won the pot. The hand left Yu very short, and was eliminated a few hands later.
Razz
Adam Kornuth had the bring-in with a jack showing, and Desmond Portano called showing a . Adam Geyer completed with an 
, Kornuth folded, and Portano called.
Portano: (x-x) / 
Geyer: (x-x) /
Portano picked up the lead on fourth, and he bet it. Geyer called, and he called another bet after fifth street. On sixth, Portano bet it one more time, and Geyer was forced to fold, dropping back to 190,000 again. Portano is making a charge to the top, sitting now with 505,000.
Razz
John Racener completed with a up, and Brent Hanks called with a . On fourth street, they both pulled a , and it went check-check. On fifth street, they repeated that same action, pulling the other two kings out of the deck and checking through to sixth. Racner drew an and bet, and Hanks' forced him out of the pot.
Stud 8/b
John Juanda: () / 
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Eric Buchman: () / 
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We reached the table on fourth street, where Buchman was calling either a bet or a raise from Juanda. Juanda slowed down, check-calling on both fifth and sixth, and opted to check-fold on seventh.
Buchman pulled in a monster pot, and is now above the 600,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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435,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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Stud 8/b
John Juanda: () / (
FOLDED
Rami Boukai: () / 
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John Monnette: () / 
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We reached the table on fifth street, where Juanda checked, Boukai bet, and Monnette called. Juanda mucked, and Monnette called another bet from Boukai on sixth.
Boukai did not lead on seventh, rather he check-called a bet from Monnette. Monnette opened 
, giving him queens and fives for a high and no low. Boukai mucked, and is now severely short-stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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50,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |
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Under the gun, John Monnette opened to 17,000, and Rami Boukai three-bet shoved for 41,000 from the cutoff. Monnette quickly called when it came back around to him, and he had Boukai in a world of trouble.
Showdown
Monnette: 
Boukai: 
Boukai needed help in a hurry, and he'd find a most unusual board. It came 
, and the straight on board saves Boukai's tournament life.
Chop it up, boys.
No Limit Hold'em
The action folded to Rami Boukai in the small blind who moved all in for 56,000. Eric Buchman called in the big, and the hands were opened.
Boukai: 
Buchman:
The jacks held as the board ran 
, and Boukai shipped the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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121,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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Our final 12 players are looking a little peckish. We've played four levels, and our dinner break has come. It's an hour long, and play will resume just after 8:30 P.M. here in the Amazon Room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
680,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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579,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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471,000
-34,000
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-34,000 |
|
388,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
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300,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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295,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
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253,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
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|
179,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
165,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
150,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
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|
118,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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79,000
-143,000
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-143,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: /
Ante:
