Gavin Smith completed and then Ylon Schwartz raised. Smith made the call. The boards ran out as follows.
Smith: (X-X) (X)
Schwartz: (X-X) (X)
Schwartz followed his third-street raise with a bet on fourth and fifth. Each time Gavin just called. On sixth street, Gavin picked up a pair of eights on board and checked. Schwartz checked behind. After seventh street, Smith led with a bet and Schwartz shrugged before making the call.
Smith revealed his hole cards as for a straight to the jack. Schwartz just spun his cards into the muck and shrugged again.
Nick Schulman has just found a much needed double up at the hands of Michael Watson. After fourth street was checked, Schulman fired a bet on fifth street, and Watson raised. Schulman committed his last chips and Watson made the call. Their boards were as follows:
Schulman: ()
Watson: ()
Watson held the lead, and that didn't change when Watson picked up the and Schulman the on sixth street.
On the river Schulman squeezed his card and when it revealed "no sides", he knew what he needed to catch.
"Give me a deuce!" exclaimed Schulman...and, ding, he rolled over the to make two pair.
That left Watson needing to improve but he couldn't do it as he flipped the on the river. Schulman doubles to 31,000 with Watson down to 52,000.
After winning that hand a little while ago from Ylon Schwartz, Gavin Smith gave a bunch of those chips right back after Schwartz bested him in the next hand. In the hand after that, Smith tangled up with Nick Frangos.
Frangos: (X-X) (X)
Smith: (X-X) (X)
Picking up the action on fifth street, Frangos bet into Smith and Smith made the call. Gavin held the best hand on board for sixth street, but checked to Frangos. He fired a bet and Gavin called. The final street went check, check.
Frangos flipped up for a pair of jacks and Gavin mucked his hand. Frangos is up to 60,000 while Smith just finished giving back all of the chips he won a few minutes ago.
John Juanda has chipped up in a recent Stud-8 hand as he attempts to rebuild his stack.
On fourth street Juanda check-raised his opponents before checking fifth and sixth streets. On seventh street Juanda fired out, finding one caller, with the third player releasing his hand.
Juanda: ()
Opponent1: ()
Opponent2: (X-X-X)
Juanda took down the low with his opponent making a straight for the high as they chop up the dead money for a small profit. Juanda moves up to 25,000.
Meanwhile Daniel Negreanu was a recent casualty as he makes his way across the Brasilia Room to take his seat in the Deuce To Seven World Championship.
John Juanda got extremely short and moved all in preflop blind. He was called by one opponent holding pocket sevens. Juanda held a dominated . The board ran out and Juanda was eliminated.
David Sklansky has just profited in a monster four-way pot in a hand of Stud-8. By the river two players were all in with Sklansky showing down for a full house to collect the high.
One opponent revealed thinking he was about to scoop but he only took the low.
A third player bemoaned his luck as he'd started with rolled-up tens but couldn't improve, as a fourth player was eliminated.
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The play has slowed up recently as the field has been whittled down to under 70 players and they start to think about reaching a WSOP cash.
The top 48 players will reach the money and a $5,277 pay day, while the other twenty or so players will go home after two days of play with nothing but a headache.
Smith completed and Akkari called on third. On fourth, fifth, and sixth, Smith bet and was called each time by Akkari. After both players received their final down card, Smith fired again and Akkari called.
Smith tabled () for a seven-five low to which Akkari mucked. Smith jumped up to 80,000 while Akkari dropped to 58,000.
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Giddyup!
One of the most decorated players still remaining in the field is Chau Giang. With three bracelets and 46 WSOP career cashes to his name, including an incredible eight cashes in last year's WSOP, Giang looks set to add another cash to his resume after he just eliminated another opponent.
The game was Stud and Giang had two black kings in the hole to go with another king on board which was enough to better his short-stacked opponent. Giang is up to a very healthy 95,000 chips.
(X)
(X)
for a straight to the jack. Schwartz just spun his cards into the muck and shrugged again.
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and Schulman the 
on sixth street.
to make two pair.
on the river. Schulman doubles to 31,000 with Watson down to 52,000.
(X)
. The board ran out 
