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From middle position, Chris Tryba came in raising to 22,000. Action came around to big blind Charles Williams, and he elected to call, creating a heads-up confrontation.
The flop brought . Williams immediately grabbed all 149,000 of his remaining chips and slid them forward. Just as quickly came the, "I call" from Chris Tryba.
Showdown:
Tryba:
Williams:
It took Tryba just a minute to realize the bad news as someone mumbled, "He flopped the straight."
"Nice hand, Charles. Nice hand," said Tryba, but there were still two cards to come. The on the turn added some dangerous outs for Tryba. To Williams' salvation though, the blank hit the river, and the poker room manager at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno has doubled up in a timely fashion.
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Under the gun, Dwyte Pilgrim started the betting with a raise to 45,000. A few seats over, Thao Thiem reraised to 200,000, sending Pilgrim into the tank. He considered his options carefully for a minute or two before folding, flashing an . Thiem responded by tabling his as the dealer pushed him a stack of free chips. It was unclear from Pilgrim's reaction whether or not he made a good fold.
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Pogos Simityan - 7th Place
Chris Tryba opened the pot with a raise from the button, making it 21,000 to play. In the small blind, Pogos Simityan moved all in for just over 60,000, and Tryba quickly called.
Showdown:
Simityan:
Tryba:
The first four cards were as safe as they come for the all-in Simityan, coming . Unfortunately for him though, the spiked the river, making Tryba the winning come-from-behind pair of tens. He has knocked off Pogos Simityan in seventh place, and he'll pocket more than $30,000 for his work.
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Jonathan McGowan - 8th Place
Jonathan McGowan opened the pot with a raise to 22,000. Esther Taylor reraised to 62,000, and McGowan shoved all in for just over 150,000. Instantly, E-Tay called.
Showdown:
McGowan:
Taylor:
The board ran down , and E-Tay's pocket pair held up to win the race. She eliminates Jonathan McGowan in eighth place, taking home $25,155 for his efforts.
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Josh Prager
From middle position, Josh Prager opened with a raise to 31,000. Action folded all the way around to the big blind where Charles Williams moved all in. Prager made the call for his tournament life.
Showdown:
Prager:
Williams:
The flop was a good miss for Williams, coming out to give him the gutshot straight draw. The turn was the , making the open-ender for the big stack but taking away his spade outs. Williams would make his set on the river, but the was the wrong out. Prager made his flush, winning the pot and doubling up to 380,000. Williams, meanwhile, has slipped back to 160,000.
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Play has resumed eight-handed. During the break, the gray T500 chips were colored up and raced off, making life a little easier for the chip counters.
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John Farrell - 9th Place
We join the action on the flop of in a heads-up battle of the blinds. After the first three cards were dealt, small blind Chris Tryba checked, and short stack John Farrell raised. Tryba moved all in, and Farrell called, putting his own tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown:
Tryba:
Farrell:
The turn was a big sweat for the at-risk player, as the added a few more outs to the gutshot straight. And the river was no fun either. The ripped off, improving Tryba to the winning triple tens. He comes from behind to deliver the final blow to Farrell, further increasing his chip lead over the field. John Farrell will take home just over $20,000 for his work here over the past two days.
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Matt Hyman - 10th Place
Matt Hyman was down to 25,000 chips with the blinds quickly approaching him. He shoved all in from early position with and was called in three spots. All three live players checked down a board that came out . Hyman's pair of deuces came in third behind the of Charles Williams and the (pair of kings) of Dwyte Pilgrim. Pilgrim took down the pot; Hyman walked away with the tenth-place "save" money of $5,100.
We are now officially at the final table and in the money.
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. Williams immediately grabbed all 149,000 of his remaining chips and slid them forward. Just as quickly came the, "I call" from Chris Tryba.
on the turn added some dangerous outs for Tryba. To Williams' salvation though, the blank 
hit the river, and the poker room manager at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno has doubled up in a timely fashion.
. Thiem responded by tabling his 
as the dealer pushed him a stack of free chips. It was unclear from Pilgrim's reaction whether or not he made a good fold.
spiked the river, making Tryba the winning come-from-behind pair of tens. He has knocked off Pogos Simityan in seventh place, and he'll pocket more than $30,000 for his work.
, making the open-ender for the big stack but taking away his spade outs. Williams would make his set on the river, but the 
was the wrong out. Prager made his flush, winning the pot and doubling up to 380,000. Williams, meanwhile, has slipped back to 160,000.
. Hyman's pair of deuces came in third behind the