We found the Joseph Cheong and Axel Pergolizzi looking at a board of . Pergolizzi announced that he was all in for his last 198,000 and Cheong pondered his action.
Cheong shook his head as if he did not like the situation, but eventually verbalized a call.
Pergolizzi turned up for king-high. Cheong showed for tens and sevens with an ace kicker. Pergolizzi quickly stood up from the table and walked away while Cheong added to his massive chip stack. This win puts Cheong in second place in the chip counts.
Kyle Julius raised to 12,000 from the cutoff only to have two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger move all in from the big blind for 94,000 more. Julius asked for a count and then splashed in a call.
Showdown
Frankenberger:
Julius:
Julius found a little help on the flop, but needed more in order to eliminate a tough opponent. The turn wasn't what he had in mind, and neither was the river. A recharged Frankenberger did a little dance in his seat and got ready for the next hand.
Joe Kuether moved his last 86,000 all in before the flop and was called by fellow short-stack Emil Patel.
Kuether:
Patel:
The board ran out and Patel shipped over a majority of his stack, leaving himself with only about 20,000. Kuether, on the other hand, is sitting on 180,000 in chips.
Joe Kuether opened to 12,000 and Emil Patel moved his short stack of 18,000 all in. Steponas Venckus flat called and Ben Roberts moved all in over the top from the next seat over. It folded back to Kuether and he mucked his cards as well. Venckus tanked for over a minute before finally getting rid of his hand and the cards were tabled:
Patel:
Roberts:
A board ensured Roberts' victory and Patel was sent home.
A short-stacked Steponas Venckus got his chips in good with against Joseph Cehing's , but lady luck smiled on the latter with a flop. Neither the turn nor river would deliver salvation for Venckus, and he was eliminated from the tournament in 30th place.
Soon after being moved to Table 10, Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 by Joseph Cheong in the small blind. After the big got out of the way, Gruissem moved all in for approximately 85,000 and Cheong made the call.
Showdown
Gruissem:
Cheong:
Gruissem was ahead with his big pocket pair and looking to dodge an ace, but he couldn't do it as the flop brought the . Both the turn and river blanked, and Cheong increased his stack to over a million while sending a tough competitor to the rail.
From early position, two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier raised to 12,000. Toby Lewis called on the button, and Paul Tedeschi called out of the small blind.
The flop came down , and Tedeschi checked. Mercier fired a continuation bet of 16,000, and Lewis called. Tedeschi also called.
On the turn, the hit the felt. Tedeschi, Mercier and Lewis all checked to see the fall on the river. That's where all three checked again.
Tedeschi showed the for king high, but Mercier then showed the for a pair of sevens. Lewis showed the to beat both of those hands with a pair of eights, and he won the pot.
After Paul Tedeschi opened for 12,000, Kitty Kuo three-bet all in for approximately 120,000. Tedeschi made the call and out the former Asian Poker Player of the Year at risk.
Showdown
Kuo:
Tedeschi:
It was a flip, but not after the flop fell . Tedeschi hit his ace to take a commanding lead. The turn was no help to Kuo, and she needed to catch a deuce on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , the last card Kuo would see as she took her leave right at the end of Level 16.
The board read and Phil Hellmuth checked. Timothy Adams moved 78,000 into the middle and the 12-time WSOP bracelet winner went into the tank.
"My instincts say I should put the money in," Hellmuth said as he discussed the hand to himself. "Then again I'm going to bust him anyway...It feels like I'm on a freeroll here."
At that line the table burst into laughter, but Hellmuth remained stoic as he came to a decision. He pushed calling chips into the middle and Adams showed for a straight. Hellmuth shook his head and mucked his cards. A few seconds passed before he slammed his hand on the table in frustration and muttered something that was inaudible. He's currently sitting around 390,000 in chips while Adams is up to 765,000.
. Pergolizzi announced that he was all in for his last 198,000 and Cheong pondered his action.
for king-high. Cheong showed 
for tens and sevens with an ace kicker. Pergolizzi quickly stood up from the table and walked away while Cheong added to his massive chip stack. This win puts Cheong in second place in the chip counts.
flop, but needed more in order to eliminate a tough opponent. The 
turn wasn't what he had in mind, and neither was the 
and Patel shipped over a majority of his stack, leaving himself with only about 20,000. Kuether, on the other hand, is sitting on 180,000 in chips.
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against Joseph Cehing's 
river would deliver salvation for Venckus, and he was eliminated from the tournament in 30th place.
. Both the turn and river blanked, and Cheong increased his stack to over a million while sending a tough competitor to the rail.
hit the felt. Tedeschi, Mercier and Lewis all checked to see the 
fall on the river. That's where all three checked again.
to beat both of those hands with a pair of eights, and he won the pot.
. Tedeschi hit his ace to take a commanding lead. The 
turn was no help to Kuo, and she needed to catch a deuce on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
