Cheong Over Eyster
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Cheong and Kevin Eyster took a flop of 
. Cheong was first to act and he fired out a bet of 110,000. Eyster, on the button, came over the top for 250,000 total. Cheong called to see a turn.
The dealer put out the 
on the turn and Cheong checked to the raiser. Eyster knocked the table back, allowing the 
to finish the community cards. Both players checked again and Cheong showed down the winning 
. He now has about 1.65 million to his name.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
||
|
1,450,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
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. Almagableh held 
and would score the double up to 1.1 million chips when the board came 
. Gaviao was left with 1.25 million.
. Carter would end up hitting two pair but it would be no good as Helder would flop a set. Carter collected $14,288 for his play and Helder moved up to 3.8 million in chips, good for the current chip lead.
for quad sevens. Cheong took down the pot and boosted his stack to 2.32 million.
and was racing for his tournament life against Helder's 
.
on the turn, however, changed everything as it gave Helder a Broadway straight for the win. The 
finished the community cards and George was sent home in 24th place. Helder now holds the chip lead with about 4.45 million.
. Trusler was all in and at risk and would prevail when the board ran out 
and Baker said "this is the bottom of my range" as he turned over 
. The board ran out 
of John Niccoli. The first card in the window was the 
dropped down on the turn, leaving the two one card away from elimination.