On a flop of , Beth Shak checked, Mike Sexton bet 4,000 and Shak called. The turn was the . Shak fired out 10,000 and Sexton called. The river was the and both players checked.
Shak turned up for top pair while Sexton showed for a pair of jacks and multiple busted draws. Shak dragged the pot and increased her stack to 57,000 while Sexton slipped to 65,000.
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Shawn Keller
Shawn Keller made a preflop bet of 2,200 and was called by a player on the button. The flop came and Keller bet out 3,600. He was again called by his opponent.
The turn was the and Keller led again for 8,000. He was called again.
The river was the and Keller didn't slow down one bit. This time he bet 30,000 and his opponent folded.
Keller has increased his stack to over 185,000 and is still atop the field.
But it wasn't a major hit to "The Magician's" stack as Lindgren didn't have many chips in front of him when he moved in with pocket tens and was called by Esfandiari with . Antonio didn't improve and Lindgren doubled up to 15,000.
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On a board reading , Jennifer Harman bet 2,000. Coming strong off his elimination of Greg Mueller, Tony Licastro raised to 10,000.
Harman thought for awhile. After a couple minutes passed, Harman said, "I think I have the best hand."
Licastro responded, "Then you should raise."
"I'm definitely not raising," Harman said in response before folding her hand.
After Harman folded, Licastro showed the J-10 for a Broadway straight and asked Harman if she had a set. Harman said she had a set of queens and Licastro complimented her on a good fold with a table knock.
Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham, who won Pot-Limit World Championship last year, will not be a repeat winner. After exchanging a series of raises, Cunningham was all in with pocket queens against pocket nines. But the flop came and when Cunningham couldn't catch a queen on the turn or river, his tournament day came to an end.
Vanessa Rousso
On a flop of Alexander Kostritsyn led out for 3,500 from middle position, Vanessa Rousso moved all in from the cutoff for about 12,000 and Kostritsyn made the call.
Kostritsyn:
Rousso:
The turn was the , the river was the and Rousso doubled her short stack to 27,000. 2008 Aussie Millions champion Kostritsyn was still very healthy at 74,000.
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The board read 5-7-3 and Greg "FBT" Mueller bet out, only to get raised all in by his opponent. Mueller made the call, showing pocket fives, for a set of fives. His opponent showed 7-6.
The dealer tapped the table and then put a four on the turn, giving Mueller's opponent, Tony Licastro, a straight. In reaction, Mueller commented, "Are you serious?!?! At least wait until the river!"
Mueller still had outs going to the river, but missed when an ace fell, and he was eliminated.
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Erik Seidel raised under the gun to 2,100 and got a call from a late-position player. Both players took a flop and saw the dealer display the on the felt.
Seidel wasted little time in betting the pot. The late-position player called.
The turn was the and Seidel checked this time. His opponent announced that he would put Seidel all in and Seidel called.
Seidel showed 9-9 and his opponent showed 8-8. The river missed Seidel's opponent as the was placed on the table, and Seidel doubled up to over 60,000 chips.
Tom Schneider raised to 1,700 and Ryan Young popped it to 6,000. Schneider moved all in for 11,000 and Young made the call. The players were racing--Tom with , Ryan with --and after the board was revealed the defending WSOP Player of the Year was eliminated. Young now sits with 46,000.