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Benjamin Benoit and Jack Sinclair were seated next to each other today and had already clashed in multiple pots. Their latest and final confrontation left the Brit empty-handed and moved Benoit up to the 100k mark.
In a button against small blind confrontation, Benoit (SB) bet 3,100 on an 
flop. Sinclair raised to 9,000, Benoit three-bet to 26,100, Sinclair shoved all in and Benoit called to create a pot of over 90k. Benoit had Sinclair barely covered.
Jack Sinclair: 
Benjamin Benoit: 
The two hands were nearly identical in equity, with Benoit as a small mathematical favorite. Sinclair held the lead on the flop but needed to dodge a plethora of bad cards. The 
on the turn improved the Frenchman to a flush and the 
on the river ended it for Sinclair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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Busted | |
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 750 and Stephen Graner called. The river was the 
and Timoshenko continued for 4,000. Graner called and Timoshenko was forced to turned over 
for nine-high.
for a rivered flush and took down the pot.
flop, Young had 4,000 in front of him and his opponent had moved all in for 31,250.
, took over two minutes and tried to get a read on his opponent, who didn't respond to his antics. Eventually, Young committed the call and was miles ahead against his opponent's 
to improve the straight draw but the 
on the river wasn't one of the outs. While Young was stacking up the chips, table mates asked Young about his thought process in the hand. Young admitted he was very close to folding.
of an opponent. Lakemeier flopped a set on 
but the turn 
and he was eliminated.
