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Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Ariel Celestino, and Antonio Esfandiari all saw a flop of 
. Grospellier checked, Esfandiari fired 1,325, and only Celestino called.
The turn was the 
, Esfandiari led for 3,125, and Celestino moved all in for 15,325. Esfandiari thought for 20 seconds or so, then called.
Esfandiari: 
Celestino: 
The river was the 
, and Celestino doubled to around 35,000 chips. Esfandiari was knocked down to around 34,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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34,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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126,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
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125,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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59,000
7,675
|
7,675 |
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58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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53,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
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51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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47,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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46,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
43,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
41,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
32,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
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|
28,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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|
25,300
24,700
|
24,700 |
|
25,000
23,675
|
23,675 |
|
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With 32,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, both Faraz Jaka and Matt Glantz checked to a showdown. The latter rolled over 
for top pair and top kicker, and Jaka simply mucked. With that, Glantz is up to 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
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|
28,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Here's a list of some new faces in the field, along with Marc-Andre Ladouceur, who opted to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Three players saw a flop of 
, including Sam Chartier and Johnny Lodden. A player from the blinds led out for 1,200, Chartier raised to 3,100, and Lodden re-raised to 7,500. Chartier put in a fourth bet, making it 15,500, and Lodden called.
The turn was the 
, and Chartier moved all in for effectively 27,700. Lodden called.
Chartier: 
Lodden: 
Lodden's pair of jacks had him in the lead, but the completed the board, giving Chartier a straight. Lodden was eliminated, while Chartier is up to 93,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
Busted | |
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According to Jason Lavallee's Twitter account, he busted fellow Canadian Marc-Andre Ladouceur:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Brandon Meyers opened to 700 from the cutoff seat, David "Doc" Sands - who finished as runner-up in the $100,000 Super High Roller a few days ago - three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind, and Meyers called.
The flop fell 
, Sands led out for 4,300, and Meyers called.
The turn was the Sands led again - this time for 7,400 - and Meyers again called.
The river was the , and for the first time, Sands checked. Meyers quickly checked behind. Sands turned over for an ace-high flush, and Meyers went to table his hand before realizing that Sands didn't have just ace-high.
Meyers later said that he had two jacks.
Sands couldn't pull off the trap this time, but he's still above the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
31,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
