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'Downtown' Chad Brown
With the action folded to him, the small blind raised to 4,500, Chad Brown re-raised to 16,000 from the big blind, the small blind moved all in for 50,000 more and Brown insta-called. The small blind sheepishly turned over the "Doyle Brunson," , while Brown showed . The flop was , but the turn was the , making the small blind two pair. The river was the , and nearly 70K was shipped into the small blind's stack.
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Lee Watkinson raises from early position to 5,500, the cutoff calls, the button raises to 14,500, Watkinson calls, and the cutoff folds. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card pairs the baord with the , Watkinson checks, the button bets 22,500, Watkinson raises to 50,000, and the button folds.
Lee Watkinson takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 200,000.
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Team PokerNews player Stefan Vlaanderen is all in preflop with J-8 against another player's Q-J, and he'll need to improve to survive. The board comes A-J-4-3-9, and Vlaanderen is eliminated from the Main Event.
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All the money went in on the flop between Greg DeBora and Taylor Caby. DeBora showed while Caby showed 3-3. The turn was the , leaving DeBora drawing to a club. The on the river was exactly what DeBora was looking for and is now up to 84,000.
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Yarom Limor bet out on a flop of and Christian Abele raised enough to put him all in. "I guess I'm pot committed," Limor shrugged, as he called off the rest of his chips. Limor turned over and discovered he was well behind Abele's . The turn was the , the river was the , and Limor was eliminated from the Main Event.
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Shortly before the break Aram Zerounian survived an all in with a short stack. He screamed as loud as he could as it was hard to mask his sheer elation about avoiding elimination.
"I haven't screamed that loud since I had sex with my wife!" he said which got a few chuckles from everyone around him, including his wife who happened to be standing right behind him on the rail.
Sadly, Aram Zerounian's run at the WSOP is over. He busted out courtesy of a wicked beat by Weldon Jackson. Zerounian moved all in with . Jackson called with . The flop was. The turn was the . Zerounian improved his hand with a set, but it also gave Jackson more outs with a gutshot. The river was the . Zerounian couldn't believe that his tournament life was over. Jackson rivered a Broadway straight as Zerounian headed to the rail to be consoled by his wife.
Weldon Jackson increased his stack to 95,000 after that hand.
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Season 5 WPT Player of the Year J.C. Tran
The small blind is all in preflop for 38,700 with against J.C. Tran's in the cutoff. The board comes , and the small blind flops a higher pair and turns the nut flush to win the pot and double up in chips.
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Carlos Mortensen raises to 5,000, and one player calls. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Mortensen bets 10,000, his opponent moves all in for 30,700, and Mortensen calls . His opponent shows for a pair of kings.
The river card is the , and Mortensen loses to a pair of kings, dropping down to about 148,000 in chips.
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, while Brown showed 
. The flop was 
, but the turn was the 
, making the small blind two pair. The river was the 
, and nearly 70K was shipped into the small blind's stack. 
, and both players check. The turn card pairs the baord with the 
while Caby showed 3-3. The turn was the 
, leaving DeBora drawing to a club. The 
on the river was exactly what DeBora was looking for and is now up to 84,000.
and Christian Abele raised enough to put him all in. "I guess I'm pot committed," Limor shrugged, as he called off the rest of his chips. Limor turned over 
. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
, and Limor was eliminated from the Main Event.
, and Hansen's queens hold up to win the pot, and Hansen sends his opponent to the rail. 
. The flop was
. Zerounian couldn't believe that his tournament life was over. Jackson rivered a Broadway straight as Zerounian headed to the rail to be consoled by his wife. 
, Mortensen bets 10,000, his opponent moves all in for 30,700, and Mortensen calls 
