.Albertson held
and had the 
of Carroll dominated. That is, until the river fell the 
to give Carroll the pot to move up to 975,000.
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.Albertson held
and had the of Carroll dominated. That is, until the river fell the to give Carroll the pot to move up to 975,000.
Jarvis got all his chips in before the flop holding
but ran into the 
of Rosskamm.The board helped neither player as it came
and Jarvis was eliminated. Rosskamm now commands a stack just shy of 2,000,000.
The flop came
. Cantu bet 40,000, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the . Hellmuth checked, Cantu bet 100,000, and Hellmuth instacalled.The river was the
. Hellmuth paused a beat, then tapped the table indicating his check. Cantu announced "All in," and Hellmuth called immediately, turning over 
for the club flush. Cantu mucked."That's why I throw it away, boys!" crowed Hellmuth, referring to the recent hand in which he let go of
. "That's why!"Hellmuth is now up to 718,000, while Cantu still has 1.7 million.
. Teng checked, Madsen bet 50,000 and Teng called. The turn was the 
. Teng checked, Madsen bet 81,000 and Teng called again. The river was the 
. Teng checked a third time, Madsen bet 145,000 and Teng called. Madsen showed
for a bluff, while Teng raked in the pot with 
for trip queens. Teng is up to 1.1 million while Madsen slipped to 500,000.
Hunter:
Pestal:
Pestal had Hunter dominated, but the rug was pulled out from under him when the flop came down
. Pestal needed an ace or a jack on the turn, and got it when the turn was the . The river was a harmless . Pestal doubled up to about 390,000; Hunter dropped to 630,000."Were you nervous after the queen hit?" another player asked Pestal.
"No, not at all," he jokingly replied.
Sheirbon immediately moved all in.Kostritsyn looked at the dealer and to make sure he'd heard correctly asked, "Is he all in?" The dealer confirmed that fact and Alex announced that he called, showing
to Sheribon's . The board ran out and after taking some hits earlier in the day Kostritsyn doubled up.
and found himself unfortunately pitted against Joshua Freeman's . The flop of 
put Witek ahead, but the 
on the turn gave Freeman a better pair. The river was the , and Witek is out. Freeman was up to 1.09 million after that one.Freeman's good fortune didn't last long, though. Soon afterwards he had another shorter-stacked player, Vito Branciforte, all in on a flop of
. Freeman had 
for a set of sevens, but Branciforte had for the better set. No case seven came to save Freeman on the turn or river, and he fell back down to 365,000. Branciforte, meanwhile, vaults up to 1.15 million.
Larsson:
Outhred:
The board ran out
and although Larsson made trips on the river, Outhred held a full house to take the pot and send Larsson to the exit.
Scott:
Matros:
Matros had the dominating hand and both players caught top pair on the
flop. The turn was a relative blank, falling the 
, but the river was the and completed Scott's flush. He doubled to roughly 800,000 chips on the hand and left Matros with just over 725,000.
Corkins moved in for his last 275,000. Demidov called. That's when Hoyt learned that his had run into Demidov's . The 
on the turn and on the river brought Corkins no help and he was eliminated from the Main Event.
