Tough Level for Juanda
Five-time bracelet winner John Juanda best ever Main Event finish was 31st place in 2005. Juanda started today with an above average stack, but Level 11 hasn't been too good to him, meaning he has a steep hill to climb to equal or exceed his previous best in the ME.
Just now we caught a hand involving Juanda that had reached the turn with the board showing 
and Juanda firing a bet of 14,500. His opponent called, then the river brought the 
. Juanda bet 28,800 this time, and his opponent raised all in for 168,000 — well over what Juanda had left.
Juanda tanked for four whole minutes before finally letting hand go and preserving his now shortened stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
-106,000
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-106,000 |
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on the button and he had called with 
. A king-high flop sealed the deal and Cheong dispatched Greenstein here in the first level of Day 3.
, including John Leathart and Jason Mercier. Mercier fired 2,900, a player raised to 7,600, and Leathart quickly called. Mercier proceeded to re-rase, tossing out 19,800, and both players folded.
. Shulman showed 
.
, and suddenly Shulman was way behind. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Shulman was eliminated.
and Galfond took the initiative by leading out for 4,200. The original limper folded, however, the second limper called. The player in the small also folded, which meant it was heads-up going to the turn.
board Hein put his 164.300 remaining chips at risk, and his opponent showed 
. Hein had his opponent drawing dead with 
, but nevertheless he celebrated when the 
hit.
flop out on the felt and over 10,000 in the pot. Ho was going up against one opponent and they checked to Ho, who bet 8,000. After a few moments, the player splashed out a call and a 
turn would be dealt. The action was again checked to Ho and she bet 12,000. This time her opponent would tank, but eventually call.
. Matt Woodward, [Removed:253], and Patrick Gray all checked to Daniel Negreanu. Negreau tossed out a bet of 8,200 and was called by Woodward and Jenner. Gray folded and three players were off to the turn.
on fourth street and Matt Woodward checked. Jenner opted to take the lead here with a bet of 15,000, only to find Negreanu make it 88,000 to go. Woodward got out of the way and Jenner went into the tank before finally releasing his hand, allowing Negreanu to pick up the pot.
