Fox Hunts Down Some More Chips
Action folded to 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winner Elio Fox in the small blind and he raised to 31,000. Joni Mattila called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Fox fired a continuation bet of 33,000 and Mattila called.
The turn was the 
and Fox bet 60,000. Mattila put in a raise, but only to 115,000. He had to make it at least 120,000. After the dealer instructed him about the correction, Mattila tossed in the extra 5,000. Fox called.
The river was the 
and Fox checked. Mattila asked the dealer how much Fox had left, although he was sitting right next to me.
"He has only red chips," said the dealer, as they were all in plain sight.
Mattila didn't really get the answer, but then Daniel Neilson piped up from across the table, "He has more than you." Mattila understood.
After a little bit longer, Mattila folded.
Fox tabled the 
to beat Mattila's 
. He's now up to 660,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000 | 188,000 |
|
235,000 | -36,000 |
, but lost to McDonald's 
for a flush. Kostadinovic was eliminated.
, and the two men checked it through to the 
river. Veldhuis led out with 47,000 now, and Duthie tanked for a while and called.
, and Duthie acknowledged the superior hand and slid his cards back to the dealer.
and Bach the 
.
and McClung won the hand to eliminate Bach. Duthie would have hit a set of sevens had he stayed in.
flop with around 150,000 chips in the middle. His opponent was Daniele Vesco and he asked the dealer to spread the pot while in the tank. Vesco thought for a solid three minutes while Kostadinovic grew anxious. Eventually, Vesco gave it up and Kostadinovic won the pot.
flop into Yorane Kerignard. Kerignard made the call and the dealer slapped the 
gave Santaguida flush outs to hope for, but the river was the wrong shade of black. The 
filled out the board, and Santaguida has been eliminated.
