After Ali Eslami brought it in, Joe Tehan completed. Phil Hellmuth raised and action folded back to Tehan who called. Both checked fourth street and Hellmuth check-called fifth street. Tehan took the on-board lead on sixth street and bet, getting called by Hellmuth. The same action happened on seventh street and Tehan tabled for a full house. Hellmuth angrily muttered to himself as he mucked his hand.
Ali Eslami completed and Ted Forrest raised, everyone else folded and Eslami put the rest of his chips in. Both players showed split fours but Forrest took a big leap ahead when he made aces up on fourth. Eslami had a chance at the low but could only make a worse two pair and knocked out
After Eric Rodawig brought it in, Joe Tehan completed. Phil Hellmuth called, but John Racener raised. Eslami folded, while Tehan and Hellmuth called. Racener bet fourth street, getting called by both.
Fifth street is where it got cooking! Racener checked, Tehan bet, and Hellmuth raised. Racener, though, re-raised and really put the heat on Tehan. After a few moments he called, as did Hellmuth for his remaining stack. Sixth street then paired up both Racener and Tehan. Racener, with the lead, bet and really sent Tehan into the tank. After about two minutes, Tehan gave it up and showed for sevens full!
What a fold it was as Racener tabled a better full house with . Hellmuth showed , needing to catch a low card to survive. He slowly peeled it and after a moment, excitedly turned over the to make a 7-6 low to keep his bracelet hopes alive.
Joe Tehan had completed, called by Forrest and Rodawig, Tehan then fired again on fourth and fifth but on the latter Rodawig check-raised both players though they both made the call. It was checked to Forrest on sixth who bet with the other two check-calling before Rodawig check-raised Forrest on seventh. Tehan folded and Forrest put in three bets which the chip leader called.
Rodawig showed for a boat while Forrest had for a low and a flush to chop it up.
Mikhail Savinov raised all in on fifth and showed buried aces against Rodawig's open tens. Savinov caught nines on sixth to make aces up and the chip leader couldn't catch another ten to eliminate him.
Meanwhile in big pot, it hard got heads up between Phil Hellmuth and Eric Rodawig on sixth street after Joe Tehan and Mikhail Savinov had folded.
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Hellmuth had been betting all the way and Rodawig had been the only caller on fifth, the chip leader then raised on sixth and Hellmuth said, "Mike Matusow told me all about the weird hands you play..."
Hellmuth eventually mucked the face up, to become one of the shorter stacks.
What started as an uneventful pot turned into Joe Tehan's last of the tournament. The action was checked by both on fourth and fifth street. Tehan check-called a bet on sixth street and then fired on seventh, only to be raised for the rest of his stack. After a few moment Tehan called with for aces up, but Rodawig tabled for a straight to send Tehan to the rail in seventh place.
Ted Forrest was facing a bet on fifth street from chip leader Eric Rodawig and tanked for about two or three minutes before eventually making a reluctant fold. Rodawig has been gradually increasing his stack all day and at this point it's very hard to see anyone stopping him the way the game is currently going.
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for a full house. Hellmuth angrily muttered to himself as he mucked his hand.
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to make a 7-6 low to keep his bracelet hopes alive.
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for aces up, but Rodawig tabled 