Perkins Flops Straight, Eliminates Duhamel
Brian Rast opened for 45,000 from under the gun and got four callers — Jonathan Duhamel (hijack), Bill Perkins (cutoff), Richard Yong (small blind), and Brandon Steven (big blind).
The flop came 
, and it checked around to Duhamel who bet 115,000. The action on Perkins, he stared at the board for a few seconds, then looked over at Duhamel, then at the dealer. "Raise," he said, then after carving out the calling chips, added another 350,000 for a total bet of 465,000.
The table promptly folded back to Duhamel who thought for a moment, then slid his remaining stack of about 325,000 forward to call.
Perkins tabled 
for a flopped straight, while Duhamel showed 
for top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Table 401 has claimed yet another victim here just before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
1,790,000
|
1,790,000 |
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Busted | |
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