Action was picked up after the second draw with Joe McKeehen all in and just under 30,000 chips in the middle. Bradley Butcher stood pat and McKeehen drew two.
Butcher tabled 8x6x4x3x2x for Eighty-Six smooth and the former WSOP main event champion was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Allen Kessler opened from under the gun and received a call from a player in the big blind leaving action heads up going into the first draw. Kessler drew two and the big blind drew three.
The big blind check-called a bet from Kessler after the first draw and both players stood pat. Action repeated itself after the second draw; the big blind checked, Kessler bet and the big blind called.
Both players stood pat after the final draw. The big blind checked, Kessler bet and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
Allen Kessler defended his big blind in the next hand against a bet from the button and action was again heads up going into the first draw. Kessler drew three and the button drew two.
After the first draw Kessler bet, the button made it two bets and Kessler called. Both players drew one.
Kessler fired again after the second draw and received a call from his opponent. Both players stood pat.
With no draws left to go Kessler fired one more bet and got a call from his opponent. Kessler showed 7x5x4x3x2x for the wheel and dragged in another sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Limits: 2,000/4,000
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Andre Akkari bet from middle position and received a call from Ari Engel in the big blind. Both players drew two
Engel seized the initiative after the first draw with a bet. Akkari made the call and both players drew one.
After the second draw both players checked. Engel stood pat and Akkari drew one.
With no draws left Engel fired another bet and this one was enough to get Akkari to fold. Engel took down a nice pot while Akkari was left short-stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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93,500
12,500
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12,500 |
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11,500
-18,500
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-18,500 |
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With pre-draw action already having occurred, Terrence Chan was in a three-way pot against Tales Braga and another player.
The player in the small blind drew two, Braga drew two from the hijack, and Chan also drew two in the cutoff. The small blind bet and both Braga and Chan called.
The small blind then drew one, Braga drew two, and Chan drew one. The small blind bet again and Braga called, but then Chan raised and both his opponent called.
Braga and the small blind both drew one on the final draw and Chan stood pat. Action checked to Chan, who bet, but then Braga raised. Chan called and revealed 8x5x4x3x2x, but it was no good against the 7x6x5x3x2x of Braga, who took down the large pot.
Chan was left with a single 1,000-denomination chip after the hand and busted shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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112,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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Joe Mckeehen bet from the cutoff and Ahmed Amin made it three bets from the button. Kyle Miholich made it four bets and both McKeehen and Miholich called.
Miholich stood pat, McKeehen drew one and Amin drew two. After the first draw Miholich bet again and received a call from both opponents. Miholich stood pat again for the second draw, McKeehen and Amid each drew one.
After the second draw Miholich bet again, McKeehen called, Amin made it two bets and the other two players both called. Amin and Miholich stood pat while McKeehen drew one.
After the final draw Miholich fired another bet. Once again McKeehen called, Amin made it two bets, and both Miholich and McKeehen called.
Amin and Miholich both showed 7x6x5x4x2x for the fourth best hand and split the pot.
A few hands later Daniel Negreanu was eliminated from the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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55,700
55,700
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55,700 |
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27,700
-10,300
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-10,300 |
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21,500
-4,500
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-4,500 |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Limits: 1,500/3,000
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the day.
The field is down to 276 players.
