Glen Lafaye Eliminated in 17th Place ($41,488)
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Byron Kaverman opened to 45,000 sitting in the hijack, and Glen Lafaye flatted out of the small blind. Eric Afriat tried to play the bully once again - as he has all tournament - three-betting to 120,000 in defense of his big blind.
Kaverman was unimpressed though, and he four-bet to 245,000 after his usual routine of taking a minute or so to think. Lafaye suddenly sprung to life, five-bet jamming for the rest of his stack (right around 330,000 total). Afriat got out of the way and Kaverman called the bet after committing himself with the previous four-bet, tabling 
as he did so.
When he saw Lafaye reveal 
Kaverman quietly told the table "I guess that's the hand I wanted to see," as his jack-high hand was actually flipping rather than dominated.
Flop: 
When the flop came down talk of a big sweat circled the table, as Kaverman had picked up eight additional outs with his up-and-down straight draw. The turn was a swing and a miss, however, coming 
.
River: 
Just like that Kaverman had caught up to cross the finish line first in his race against Lafaye, making his straight to send the latter home in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,270,000
296,000
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296,000 |
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Busted | |
, Kohlberg checked, and Kenney continued for 80,000. Only Gregg called.
- and both players checked.
, Kaverman slid out 265,000, and Gregg went into the tank. The 2013 WSOP One Drop High Roller winner rechecked his cards before cutting out enough chips to make the call. He set them aside, then placed them on top of his stack, then grabbed them again.
for kings and eights with an ace kicker. The "End Boss" revealed 
for a ten-high flush, however, and was awarded the pot.
.
.
to find himself in a great spot to score a double, and the final board rolled out 
, and Afriat led out for a small bet on the turn (
). Gregg called.
, Afriat checked, and Gregg tossed out 250,000. Afriat insta-called, then mucked when Gregg showed 
board.
