Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel has vaulted up the chip counts and explains how he did it. He also gives his opinion on Joe Hachem's thoughts on recent WSOP Main Event champions.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The players are now on another 15-minute break.
With around 17,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked and Eoghan O'Dea, who has been on a tear as of late, bet 8,500 from the button. The big blind called and then checked once again on the 
river. O'Dea took the opportunity to bet 340,000, but ended up folding when his opponent check-raised to 27,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | -16,000 |
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When we reached Table 29, Jeff Hakim was all in and at risk preflop against Justin Walch.
Hakim: 
Walch: 
Hakim flopped a pair of jacks when the dealer fanned 
, and although the 
on the turn gave Walch a set of kings, Hakim was still drawing to Broadway.
The 
bricked off on the river, however, and Hakim was eliminated. Walch chipped up to 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 129,900 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
356,000 | -9,000 |
|
345,000 | 25,000 |
|
295,000 | -5,000 |
|
266,000 | 61,000 |
|
240,000 | 27,000 |
|
231,000 | 6,000 |
|
226,000 | 71,000 |
|
60,000 | -52,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Sorel Mizzi fired out a bet of 50,000 on a board of 
, and an opponent called, flashing the .
Before the player could expose his second card, Mizzi turned over 
for a full house, and the player opted to muck.
The Canadian pro is now up above 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | 65,000 |
John Juanda has just eliminated Jesse "OnTheMac" McKenzie after flopping bottom set against the Aussie's top-pair top-kicked.
We picked up the action on the turn on a board reading 
when McKenzie bet 8,200 from the small blind and Juanda called from middle position. When the 
completed the board on the river, McKenzie checked and Juanda moved all in. McKenzie had about 25,000 behind and snap-called off.
Juanda tabled the 
for a set, and it was good against McKenzie's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Wow.
Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel and Nick Mullen just played a massive one, where over 300,000 in chips went in on the 
flop. Duhamel had the 
for top two pair against Mullen's 
for an ace-high flush draw.
The turn was the to give Mullen a gutshot straight draw to Broadway as well, but all the 
on the river did was give Duhamel a full house. Duhamel collected the pot and moved to over 300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 215,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | 11,000 |
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
74,000 | 54,000 |
|
24,500 | 24,500 |
|
22,500 | -51,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
