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Antoine Saout raised to 550,000 from UTG and Steven Begleiter called from the small blind.
The flop was . Begleiter checked to Saout, who bet 650,000. Begleiter made a small raise to 1.5 million, and after tanking for several minutes, Saout moved all in for 5,175,000.
Begleiter folded and slapped the edge of the table in frustration as he did so.
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There are fourteen players left in the tournament now. Each successive elimination ratchets up the pressure another notch as the player contend for the final table. Even chopped pots have their share of drama.
Jeff Shulman opened the pot for 600,000 preflop from under the gun and was called only by big blind Jordan Smith. On a flop of , Smith check-called another 1 million chips from Shulman.
Both players checked the turn. At the river, Smith checked a third time, then called again when Shulman made what looked like a value bet of 750,000. Shulman showed down for two pair, jacks and queens. Smith had the same hand, , and so the pot was chopped.
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Joe Cada raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, Jamie Robbins three-bet to 1,700,000 from the button and Cada responded with a four-bet shove. Robbins insta-folded and Cada won the pot.
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Ben Lamb's rail is ecstatic after watching their horse double up through Jeff Shulman. Shulman was the first preflop aggressor, opening the action to 700,000. Lamb was in the small blind and moved in for 1.71 million more when action passed to him. Shulman wasted little time in calling.
Lamb:
Shulman:
"Teeeeeeen!" shouted his fans. "Ben-ba! Ben-ba! Ben-ba!" They were even more rowdy when the flop missed Shulman, . The turn and river gave Lamb and his fans a shudder, but neither one improved Shulman to the best hand. He paid off the double-up, increasing Lamb's count to 4.9 million.
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Of the remaining 14 players, Phil Ivey is, of course, the most decorated with his seven WSOP bracelets, two of which he won earlier this summer in Event No. 8 ($2,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw) and Event No. 25 ($2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better).
The only other player still with chips who owns a WSOP bracelet is Jordan Smith. He won his this summer in Event No. 36, a $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.
Smith's name currently appears in the top half of the chip counts with his 16.5 million, while Ivey is lower down the list with 6.54 million.
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Antoine Saout raised to 550,000 from the cutoff, James Akenhead reraised from the button, Saout moved all in for 5,705,000 and Akenhead called.
Saout
Akenhead
The board ran out and Saout doubled to 13,020,000. Akenhead was left with 2.6 million.
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Jamie Robbins raised to 530,000 from the button and Steven Begleiter called from the big blind.
The flop came down . Both players checked. The turn was the . Check-check again. The hit the river and Begleiter led for 750,000. Robbins made the call.
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. Begleiter checked to Saout, who bet 650,000. Begleiter made a small raise to 1.5 million, and after tanking for several minutes, Saout moved all in for 5,175,000. 
, Smith check-called another 1 million chips from Shulman.
turn. At the 
river, Smith checked a third time, then called again when Shulman made what looked like a value bet of 750,000. Shulman showed down 
for two pair, jacks and queens. Smith had the same hand, 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
on the river was met with two more checks. 
took it down.
. The 
river gave Lamb and his fans a shudder, but neither one improved Shulman to the best hand. He paid off the double-up, increasing Lamb's count to 4.9 million.
. Saout checked to Buchman, who bet 800,000. Saout folded and Buchman won the pot.
hit the river and Begleiter led for 750,000. Robbins made the call. 
for two pair and Robbins mucked.
flop. Buchman folded and Begleiter won the pot.