Simon Running it Up; Joyce Not So Much
Gilles Simon just doubled up in consecutive hands to keep him in contention.
First, he shoved the button for 105,000 and "Kenar" called from the big blind.
Gilles Simon: J♥9♠ 
"Kenar": A♦Q♦
Simon ended the hand with a straight on the 2♠8♥7♦10♣J♣ runout, which earned him the first double-up.
In the next hand, Simon shoved 285,000 from the cutoff and Philip Joyce called in the big blind.
Gilles Simon: 5♥5♣
Philip Joyce: A♥6♥
Simon won the flip as his pocket fives held on the 4♦7♦K♥Q♠9♠ runout.
Jamil Wakil then opened from under the gun and Philip Joyce shoved around 500,000 from the small blind, which Wakil quickly called.
Philip Joyce: A♣8♥
Jamil Wakil: A♦Q♥
Wakil paired his queen on the Q♣3♠7♦ flop, and they held on through the 6♥J♦ runout, which left Joyce on the sidelines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
1,628,000
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1,628,000 |
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2,300,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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|
600,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |