The player in the cutoff opened to 5,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier three-bet shoved on the button for 29,200. Daniel Luis Lapegrini four-bet shoved from the small blind and forced the opening raiser to fold.
Mercier:
Lapergini:
The board ran out a safe for Mercier to double up.
Kyle Sorel raised from early position, Christopher Ulsrud called from the hijack, and the player in the big blind called to see a flop of flop.
Action checked to Sorel who continued for 11,000. Ulsrud raised to 27,000, the player in the big blind folded, and Sorel reraised to 60,000. Ulsrud shoved for about 330,000 and Sorel called.
Sorel:
Ulsrud:
Sorel was ahead with top two pair and held up through the turn and river to score the massive elimination and take the chip lead.
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After a late position open to 5,000, Joe Cassidy looked down at his cards on the button. He moved forward a three-bet to 11,400 only to have the action be four-bet to 32,000 by Liv Boeree from the small blind. The big blind and the original opener folded, leaving the action back on Cassidy. He announced a five-bet ship all in 116,600 total. Boeree took a moment before announcing a call.
Boeree:
Cassidy:
Boeree took the lead after the flop fell and clinched the elimination after the and the completed the board. Cassidy made his exit from the tournament area while Boeree boosted her stack to 240,000.
Action folded to Marc-Andre Ladouceur on the button, and he raised to 5,000. Greg Merson, 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, reraised to 13,000 from the small blind, and Ladouceur called.
The flop was , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Here, they also both checked. Then, the completed the board on the river. Merson checked, and Ladouceur checked behind.
Merson showed the , but Ladouceur beat him with the .
Isabel Carvalho raised to 5,500 and Shayam Srinivasan three-bet to 13,000 from the button. The action was folded back around to Carvalho who moved all in for just under 60,000 chips. Srinivasan made the call right away and the showdown went as following.
Carvalho:
Srinivasan:
The board ran out and Srinivasan knocked out Carvalho by making a straight.
Action folded to Jared Hamby in the small blind, and he raised to 6,300. Paul Berende called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Hamby bet 6,000, and Berende called.
The turn was the , and Hamby checked. Berende fired 8,500. Hamby folded, and Berende won the pot.
Douglas Ferreira Souza opened to 5,000 from middle position, James Calderaro called on the button, Shyam Srinivasan called from the small blind, and then Jennifer Shahade folded from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Srinivasan checked. Souza bet 8,100. Calderaro called, then Srinivasan folded.
The turn was the , and both Souza and Calderaro checked to see the land on the river. Souza moved all in, effectively shoving for Calderaro's last 40,000 or so. Calderaro folded, and Souza won the pot.
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river to score the massive elimination and take the chip lead.
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completed the board. Cassidy made his exit from the tournament area while Boeree boosted her stack to 240,000.
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