, Raymond Rahme checks and his opponent bets 2,000. Rahme calls.The river is
and Rahme checks. His opponent bets 4,500 and Rahme calls.The opponent turns over
and Rahme has 
. Rahme is up to 35,000.
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, Raymond Rahme checks and his opponent bets 2,000. Rahme calls.The river is
and Rahme checks. His opponent bets 4,500 and Rahme calls.The opponent turns over
and Rahme has . Rahme is up to 35,000.
. When the turn came the 
, Jones shoved all in for 20,000 from the small blind and Feduniak called all in for less. Jones
Feduniak
Jones was well ahead, having flopped a set of fives, and the
on the river gave him the pot. Feduniak was eliminated and ESPN's cameras followed her over to her husband Bob's table, where she sadly recounted the hand. Jones is now up to 62,800.
Minaya:
Vallo:
The flop came down
and Minaya was still behind. The turn was a whopper for Minaya though, a big 
propelled him to the lead in the hand.Things looked good for Minaya to double up until a bullet shot to the felt in the form of the
and knocked out Minaya.
.It's checked to a player in late position who bets 4,000. The other player in the hand folds before Thomas moves all-in and finds a caller.
Thomas tables
for middle pair and a flush draw to his opponent's 
for middle set with the case queen coming on the flop.The turn comes
and river to make the flush for Thomas and propel him up to 52,000 while his opponent is heading out the door.
and both checked it. Arieh checked the 
turn, then called when his opponent bet 1,100. Rinse and repeat for the 
river, except the bet was 1,500. It was a stone bluff from Arieh's opponent with 
. Arieh's was the best hand and took down the pot.He is now up to 16,500 chips after taking an early hit.
and the opponent bets 1,000. Elezra calls.The turn is
and the opponent bets 8,000 all in. Elezra calls all in for 4,075. He turns over , but the opponent has . The river is 
and Elezra is out.
on the turn, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman moved all in for her last 6,100 and Sid Nash called, having flopped trips with 
. The river was the 
and Shulman mucked and headed for the rail.
, Woody Deck was heads up with an opponent who moved all in. Deck had the player covered and thought for a bit. He eventually made the call and his opponent flipped up 
. Deck tabled . Deck's opponent slapped the table and said "thank god" in relief. The dealer then pushed out the four diamonds and said "flush" as he pushed the pot to Deck. The confused player finally realized his hand was second best and vacated the tournament area, disappointed and embarrassed at the same time.
Deck now commands a stack just shy of 40,000.
On a flop of
, Demetriou bet out for 400 and his opponent raised to 1,000. Demetriou reraised to 3,500 more and his opponent called.On the turn, Demetriou moved all in, and his opponent called. Demetriou had his opponent covered. After tanking for a couple of minutes, Demetriou's opponent made the call.
Demetriou showed
for a straight and with a draw to a flush. His opponent showed for a set of fives. The on the river failed to pair the board, and Demetriou sends an opponent to the rail.After the hand, Demetriou moved up to 58,600 in chips.
Kevin Saul bet 1,600 and his opponent moved some chips into the pot. He apparently meant to call but the chips he bet were more than a call and he was forced to make a minimum raise. A raise that Saul called, and when the came on the river Saul checked and the other player thought a bit and said, "I don't know where I am," before checking as well. He held 
for a full house and Saul mucked his hand.
