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Matt Matros - 78th Place
David Saab raised to 100,000 from the cutoff before Matt Matros moved all in for about 600,000 from the small blind. Saab thought for a moment before making the call tabling .
"Wow that's a great call" said Matros and he flipped over .
The flop came and Saab commented, "Well that's bad for me" as Matros had picked up outs to counterfeit Saab's baby pair.
However the turn and river bricked , to leave Matros heading to the rail in 78th place for $77,200 in prize money.
After the hand, Saab sits with over 2.3 million chips.
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Brandon Cantu - Day 5
Action folded around to Mark Ketteringham in late position and he raised to 80,000. Brandon Cantu reraised to 210,000 from the button and the blinds passed. With action back to Ketteringham, he made the call.
The flop came . Ketteringham checked and Cantu bet 350,0000. Ketteringham raised to 1,000,000 and Cantu made the call.
When the hit the turn, Ketteringham checked, Cantu moved all in, and Ketteringham folded.
No cards were shown and Cantu climbed to approximately 3,300,000 chips on the hand while Ketteringham slipped to about 4,860,000.
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Bob Whalen - 79th Place
In a pot that was raised and reraised preflop, the flop came down . Bob Whalen led out for 450,000, David "Chino" Rheem tanked for several minutes before moving all in and Whalen made the call.
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The turn, though, was the , making Rheem two pair. The river was the and Whalen was eliminated.
"Living good!" said Rheem as he raked in the pot.
"You know, sometimes when you get your hand caught in the cookie jar, you get a cookie," he chuckled. "Most of the time you get your hand smacked."
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From late position Terry Lade raised to 95,000 and Nicholas Sliwinski reraised to 250,000 from the big blind. Lade called, and they saw a flop. Sliwinski bet 325,000 and Lade called. The same pattern repeated when the turned, as Sliwinski bet 500,000 and Lade again called.
The fell on the river, Sliwinski checked, and Lade moved all in for over 2 million. That was more than enough to set Sliwinski all in and he got up from his chair, looked the scene over from that vantage point, and made the call.
And a good call it was, as his were good against Lade's . "Yes!" Sliwinski shouted, as he beat on his chest in celebration. He's now up to 3 million, while Lade slipped to 980,000.
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A hand was just dealt using a blue deck of cards, and as the dealer pitched them out, a red card spun across the felt. The floor was called over and the red card was revealed to be the ace of spades. The hand was killed, the cards retrieved, and the deck removed from play, with considerable grumbling from the players.
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Alex Outhred, during Day 5 action
Geert Jans raised to 95,000 from middle position before Alex Outhred moved all in over the top with his short stack. Jans went into the tank for a long time before letting his hand go.
After the hand Outhred commented, "That's only the second time I've had my tournament life on the line. Deuces are wild, yeah?"
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On a flop of , Toni Judet checked, Chris Klodnicki bet 125,000 and Judet called. The turn was the . Judet check-called another 275,000. The river was the and both players checked.
Judet showed for two pair, aces and queens, and Klodnicki mucked.
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James McManus raised to 77,000 from late position and Phil Hellmuth called from the button. The blinds passed and it was heads up to the flop.
The flop fell and McManus led out for 115,000. Hellmuth called and the hit the turn. McManus fired again, this time 190,000 and Hellmuth made the call.
When the river fell the both players checked. McManus checked quickly but Hellmuth thought for close to a minute before checking behind. He showed and McManus mucked. Hellmuth stacked the pot and is now just over 1,400,000 chips.
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Thomas Keller was all in before the flop with pocket nines and was up against Aaron Gordon's . Gordon caught a gutshot draw on the flop but the board ran out and Keller doubled up.
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Many people were surprised when Phil Hellmuth sat down at the ESPN Featured Table and played the first hand of the day after receiving a one-round penalty for his behavior during the final hand of play last night.
When asked why Hellmuth was not sitting out, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack told us, "The penalty has been overturned, and we will be issuing a formal statement shortly."
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and Saab commented, "Well that's bad for me" as Matros had picked up outs to counterfeit Saab's baby pair.
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to leave Matros heading to the rail in 78th place for $77,200 in prize money.
. Ketteringham checked and Cantu bet 350,0000. Ketteringham raised to 1,000,000 and Cantu made the call.
hit the turn, Ketteringham checked, Cantu moved all in, and Ketteringham folded.
. Bob Whalen led out for 450,000, David "Chino" Rheem tanked for several minutes before moving all in and Whalen made the call. 
, making Rheem two pair. The river was the 
flop. Sliwinski bet 325,000 and Lade called. The same pattern repeated when the 
turned, as Sliwinski bet 500,000 and Lade again called. 
fell on the river, Sliwinski checked, and Lade moved all in for over 2 million. That was more than enough to set Sliwinski all in and he got up from his chair, looked the scene over from that vantage point, and made the call.
. "Yes!" Sliwinski shouted, as he beat on his chest in celebration. He's now up to 3 million, while Lade slipped to 980,000.
, Toni Judet checked, Chris Klodnicki bet 125,000 and Judet called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. 
and McManus led out for 115,000. Hellmuth called and the 
both players checked. McManus checked quickly but Hellmuth thought for close to a minute before checking behind. He showed 
and McManus mucked. Hellmuth stacked the pot and is now just over 1,400,000 chips.
and Keller doubled up.