were up against 
, and could not improve on the 
board.
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were up against , and could not improve on the board.
By the time they got to the turn, the board showed 2-5-6-2. Graydon pushed his last 19,000 in the middle, and Bryan called him. Bryan showed
for fives and deuces, well ahead of Graydon's ace-queen.The river was a nine, and Graydon was eliminated. Bryan is up to 260,000.
and Kellen Hunter made the call. Baxter:
Hunter:
The turn was the
, the river was the 
and the seven-time bracelet winner was eliminated.After the hand, Hunter was up to 282,000.
. Maya led out for a 5,000 bet and was called.The turn came
prompting Antonius to bet 8,000 and once again she was called. The river was the action killer as both players checked.Antonius flipped over
for a flopped set. It was good for the pot as her opponent showed for two-pair. Mrs. Antonius up to 125,000 now.
Brian Schaedlich bet 32,000 into the 50,000 pot and his opponent called, turning up . Schaedlich angrily slammed his 
on the table as the pot was pushed away from him. He's down to 375,000 now.
against his opponent's . The board delivered a cruel river with 
givng his opponent a set to send Brooks to the rail.
. Mattsson checked, Smith bet 10,000, Mattsson check-raised to 26,500, and Smith called.The turn brought the
. Mattsson bet 25,000. "You just fire away, don't you?" said Smith. He then pushed all in for about 200,000 (well covering Mattsson).Mattsson thought a bit, then folded. Smith showed his hand --
. Mattsson said he'd folded pocket jacks.Smith now has 275,000, while Mattsson has slipped to 89,000.
and Iribarren called his opponent's 4,000 bet. The turn was the 
. The MP player bet 20,000, Iribarren moved all in and the MP player called. Iribarren turned up , besting his opponent's for a higher two pair. The river was the 
and he dragged the monster pot, increasing his stack to 137,000.
. He was in the tank, muttering and cursing under his breath. Finally he said, "If you got me, you got me," and made the call. His opponent turned up 
; Sinaei slammed down in jubilant victory.He is now up to about 300,000 in chips.
on the river, Tuan Nguyen checked, and Andrea Benelli bet 2,400. "I feel like my queen high is good here," said Benelli as he tossed out the bet. Nguyen made the call.
Benelli indeed, turned over
for queen high, and it was the best hand. Nguyen claimed ten high as he mucked and Benelli raked in the pot.
