he managed to get paid by the 
of an opponent.The dealer revealed a safe
.
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he managed to get paid by the of an opponent.The dealer revealed a safe
.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Karam fired 2,000 into the pot. Hornet called and the 
landed on the river. Karam fired out 50,000 and Hornet moved all in for an additional 15,300. Karam called and showed 
for a turned straight while Hornet held pocket fours for a flopped set that rivered a boat.After the hand, Karam is down to 70,000 and Hornet is up to 160,000.
The flop came
and James bet 7,000, which was enough to put Carroll all in. Carroll made the call and the players showed:Carroll:
Washer:
The turn and river came the
and 
, respectively, and Washer's rockets were best. He eliminated Carroll and took his stack to just over 100,000.
, and Gazes decided to call from the big blind with 
. Neither player improved; Gazes' jack kicker won him the pot and eliminated his opponent.
holding 
and was called by James McBeth with 
. Phan couldn't hit his flush draw on the 
turn or the river and he was eliminated from the Main Event.
. Preston thought about it and then made the call.Preston held just
and Elliot had an open-ended draw with 
. The river was another seven and Preston's ace-king kicker on trip sevens was good."Good call," mentioned another payer at the table.
"You put him on nothing?" said another.
"I had him on ace jack," said Preston. "That guy didn't scare me."
"Clearly not," said the dealer.
with .That soon changed, though, when the board came
. He's down to 59,000 now.
and Eskilsson held pocket tens.The board blanked out for Markholt. He was eliminated from play after nursing a small stack for most of the day. Eskilsson is up to 65,000.
Willcock:
Fogliano:
Board:
