Simon Running it Up; Joyce Not So Much
[Removed:553] 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.
[Removed:553]: 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.
[Removed:553]: 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
1,628,000
|
1,628,000 |
|
2,300,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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|
600,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |