, Scott McQueen had all his chips in the middle against a single opponent. The players showed:McQueen:
Opponent:
The turn and river blanked for McQueen and he was sent packing.
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39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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, Scott McQueen had all his chips in the middle against a single opponent. The players showed:McQueen:
Opponent:
The turn and river blanked for McQueen and he was sent packing.
. Zuccarello called.Both players checked the
turn. When the board paired with the 
on the river, Hakim bet 5,125. Zuccarello tanked and then called. He mucked his hand when Hakim showed him 
.Zuccarello is down to 13,500 chips, while Hakim jumps to over 36,000.
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.Duthie showed down
for two pair to take it down. Duthie had been struggling today, and is attempting to turn things around as he is now back up to 12,400 chips.
flop Orel Hershiser bet 200 and Randall Witt raised to 650. Hershiser called and then check-called Witt's 1,500 bet when the came on the turn. When the fell on the river Orel checked again and Witt bet 2,100. "I think you would've liked this hand," Hershiser said as he folded his 
face up. He'd flopped bottom pair and the nut flush draw but didn't improve from there. When Orel asked, "Did you at least have a pair?" Witt just gave him a little smile and said nothing. He's up to 25,200 and Hershiser still has 32,200.
, Dewey Tomko was all in and was called by Magno Cunha. Cunha turned over 
for Broadway, and Tomko held 
for the low end of the straight.Tomko's quest for another bracelet at this year's WSOP is over, but there is always the WSOP Europe.
. His opponent showed 
.The flop came
, and van Leest was behind. The turn was the 
, but the river brought his needed and his opponent was eliminated. van Leest is back up to 23,000.
flop Dan Kohnen moved all in for his last 12,500 and when his opponent called, Kohnen's 
had the other player's 
in bad shape. The board ran out 
and Kohnen doubled to 27,500.
. The under-the-gun player led out with a bet of 850 before Noble Simpson popped it up to 2,000. Franco Cova then reraised again, making it 6,000 to go from the button. The UTG folded and Simpson thought for a minute before folding face up. It was the right move, as Cova flipped over for the nut straight.Simpson is down to 31,000 with Cova now up to 33,500.
, Greg Mueller bets 2,300 and his opponent raises to 8,000. Mueller calls and shows 
, but his opponent has 
for the rivered flush. Mueller's down to 3,500.
