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Phil Ivey
Earlier this level Phil Ivey's stack was starting to dip a little bit. He was down to roughly 30,000 chips. With blinds at 600 and 1,200 he didn't have a ton of room to work.
Things are looking better for Ivey now after eliminating an opponent. We didn't see the action, but Ivey's pocket kings held against his opponent's pocket nines , when the board came . When the chips were added to Ivey's stack, his count increased to a robust 85,000.
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McClean Karr
McClean Karr opened to 2,800 from early position, and the player next to act moved all in for around 30,000. Kyle Zartman was next in line, and he overshoved for about 70,000. Action folded back to McClean, who snap called with the nuts.
Showdown
Karr:
Zartman:
Short stack:
Board:
After scoring the double elimination, McClean is just over 200,000 in chips.
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Tristan Wade just doubled up after shoving from under the gun for about 12,000 chips with the . An opponent had reshoved to isolate with two queens, but Wade was able to spike a king on the turn to double to about 25,000 chips.
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A player under the gun raised to 2,800 and Alfonso Cammarota called from the big blind. The two took a flop of and Cammarota checked. His opponent checked behind.
The turn was the and Cammarota checked again. His opponent fired 3,500 and Cammarota called.
The river paired the board with the and both players checked. "I have a deuce," mentioned Cammarota. His opponent tabled the though and won the pot.
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On the final board of , David Williams fired out 16,500. His opponent tanked for a few minutes and then made the call with . Williams had mucked his hand right when the player called and dropped down to 210,000 chips.
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Deeb down
Game over, Shaun Deeb. Deeb opened to 2,900 pre-flop from middle position and was called by the big blind. That player checked a flop, then called when Deeb continued with a bet of 5,200.
The turn was the . On this street Deeb's opponent led into him with a bet of 8,200. Deeb tanked for more than a minute before calling. That brought the two players to the river , which the big blind very quickly checked. Deeb looked down at his remaining stack and then moved it all across the betting line - an all-in bet of 20,100. The big blind asked for a count and then called.
"You probably win," said Deeb, turning up for a pair of jacks. His opponent had a set of fives, . "Yeah of course you win," Deeb remarked. He quickly left the table.
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Bernard Lee finishes second in this race
Bernard Lee just busted out from the Main Event after getting all in with pocket eights versus an opponent's . The player opened the pot for a raise to 3,200 and Lee moved in for 16,000. The raiser made the call.
One player said he folded , but after a final board of , Lee was sent to the rail.
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An early-position player raised to 3,000 and then Al Riccobono called from the button. After a flop of , the preflop raiser fired 4,300. Riccobono raised to 11,000 and his opponent folded. That pot put Riccobono at 57,000 chips.
A short while later, a player opened to 3,100 and Riccobono flat-called in position. Jeff Vanchiro called out of the big blind and the three saw a king-high flop. Action checked to Riccobono and he fired 10,000. Vanchiro raised to 21,000 and the next player folded. Riccobono moved all in and Vanchiro folded his hand. That pot put Riccobono at about 85,000 chips.
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"Miami" John
With a board of laid out in the middle of the table, Maria Ho fired 8,500 into "Miami" John Cernuto. He made the call and the river produced the . Ho fired another 8,500 and this time Cernuto folded his hand. He's down to about 28,000 while Ho improved to 90,000.
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held against his opponent's pocket nines 
, when the board came 
. When the chips were added to Ivey's stack, his count increased to a robust 85,000.
. An opponent had reshoved to isolate with two queens, but Wade was able to spike a king on the turn to double to about 25,000 chips.
and Cammarota checked. His opponent checked behind.
and Cammarota checked again. His opponent fired 3,500 and Cammarota called.
and both players checked. "I have a deuce," mentioned Cammarota. His opponent tabled the 
though and won the pot.
. Williams had mucked his hand right when the player called and dropped down to 210,000 chips.
. On this street Deeb's opponent led into him with a bet of 8,200. Deeb tanked for more than a minute before calling. That brought the two players to the river 
for a pair of jacks. His opponent had a set of fives, 
. "Yeah of course you win," Deeb remarked. He quickly left the table.
. The player opened the pot for a raise to 3,200 and Lee moved in for 16,000. The raiser made the call.
, but after a final board of 
, Lee was sent to the rail.
, the preflop raiser fired 4,300. Riccobono raised to 11,000 and his opponent folded. That pot put Riccobono at 57,000 chips.
laid out in the middle of the table, Maria Ho fired 8,500 into "Miami" John Cernuto. He made the call and the river produced the 
against Josephy's 
.
