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Backlund back because of Back
Erik Backlund moved all in from middle position for 24,500, and with it folding round to Chris Back in the big blind he ummed and ahhed before making the call.
Backlund:
Back:
The window card sank Back when it was the , but seeing the flop run out gave Back a few more outs to go along with the two remaining threes.
The turn fell the chopping an out for Back, and when the landed on the river Backlund doubled to 45,000 as Back slipped to 31,500 in chips.
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It took Tricia David two hands, but she knocked out Yoshie Watanabe. First the two similarly-sized stacks were all in preflop, with David tabling pocket kings and catching a mate on the flop. The next hand, Watanabe was all in blind from under the gun with . David moved all in herself and tabled once everyone else had folded. The board ran out to make a winner out of David and a "so close, but so far" railbird out of Watanabe.
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We caught the action with the cards tabled with Andrew Scott's in a race against Susumu Toge's .
With everyone crowding round they saw the board run out to see Scott double with a jack-high straight to over 165,000 in chips as Toge slips to under 170,000.
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Steve Yea opened to 8,000 and was immediately followed by Kim Tae Hyung moving all in from the small blind for 72,000 total.
Yea deliberated for several minutes before making the call and tabled to be in a race against Hyung's .
With chants of "Sevens" and "Three-sides" from all corners of the room, a board of was spread out to see Hyung double to 150,000 as Yea slipped to 210,000 in chips.
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Ivan Tan found a double on the bubble when his managed to make quads against .
On the other side, Adalberto Orrigo is nursing his short stack and now sits with only 4,000 chips as the button passes him. He has laid both his blinds down and seems to be waiting for someone else to gamble before he does.
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Adalberto Orrigo has the dubious distinction of being the bubble boy for the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event. He allowed himself to be blinded and anted down until he had only 2,500 chips left. He slammed them into the middle from early position and watched as four other people called. They all checked down a board of . Orrigo could only muster king high, . The big blind in the hand said "I have a five," and showed . With that, Orrigo left for the rail and all the other players cheered.
The players are now re-drawing for seats. There will be a short break.
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John Dalessandri eliminated in 27th Place
Susumu Toge opened to 7,000 and with the action on John Dalessandri he moved all in for his last 16,000. Toge made the call holding to be up against Dalessandri's .
Dalessandri wouldn't see the next hand as Toge made a flush on the turn to send Dalessandri to the rail in 27th place for a US$6,000 payday.
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, but seeing the flop run out 
gave Back a few more outs to go along with the two remaining threes.
chopping an out for Back, and when the 
landed on the river Backlund doubled to 45,000 as Back slipped to 31,500 in chips.
. David moved all in herself and tabled 
once everyone else had folded. The board ran out 
to make a winner out of David and a "so close, but so far" railbird out of Watanabe.
for the Australian as he heads to the rail just two places short of the money.
in a race against Susumu Toge's 
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was spread out to see Hyung double to 150,000 as Yea slipped to 210,000 in chips.
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. Orrigo could only muster king high, 
to be up against Dalessandri's 
