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Seat 1: Phil Ivey 7,840,000
Seat 2: OPEN
Seat 3: Steven Begleiter 27,890,000
Seat 4: Antoine Saout 8,625,000
Seat 5: James Akenhead 10,215,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman 16,480,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada 14,340,000
Seat 8: Jamie Robbins 6,430,000
Seat 9: Nick Maimone 10,520,000
Shamus
Ludovic Lacay - 16th Place
While that all-in hand was playing out on the main feature table, we had one on the secondary feature table as well. The hand began with Jeff Shulman opening with a raise to 450,000 from the hijack seat. It folded around to Ludovic Lacay, who pushed all in for 3.09 million from the big blind. Shulman made the call.
Shulman
Lacay
The flop came , and Shulman had taken the lead. The turn was the , and Lacay was looking for one of those two remaining sevens. The river brought the , and Lacay is out in 16th place. Shulman is now at about 12.8 million.
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Ian Tavelli - 17th Place
Ian Tavelli raised to 450,000 from UTG and was met with a reraise to 1.35 million from Steven Begleiter. Tavelli made the call.
The flop came down . Tavelli checked to Begleiter, who bet 3.5 million. Tavelli moved all in for 7,705,000 and Begleiter called.
Tavelli
Begleiter
The turn was the , no help for Tavelli who needed one of the two remaining nines in the deck to keep his Main Event hopes alive. The river, however, was the and Tavelli was eliminated in 17th place while Begleiter took down the massive pot. He now holds the chip lead with 27,890,000.
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Speaking of that pot between Lamb and Smith...
Lamb was the pre-flop aggressor with a raise to 425,000 that Smith called in position. Lamb followed through with a bet of 610,000 on the flop. Smith called, then called another 950,000 when the turn fell . That took the two players to the river. Lamb checked, and then tanked when Smith bet 1.8 million. He folded after about a minute. Smith dragging the pot is what prompted the boos from Lamb's supporters.
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Like many (if not all) of the players at the secondary feature table, Ben Lamb has a sizeable crowd of supporters on the rail. The difference with Lamb's supporters is that they all appear to be drinking and are starting to become loud and rambunctious. During a hand in play they are generally quiet and respectful, but in between hands they are impossible to ignore.
They booed briefly when Lamb lost a pot to Jordan Smith. It almost sounded like baaaa-ing.
Shamus
Jordan Smith raised to 420,000 from under the gun, and Billy Kopp reraised to 1.5 million from the cutoff. It folded back to Smith, who pushed all in for 7.73 million total and Kopp made the call.
Smith showed and Kopp . A big race -- with over 15 million on the line!
The board ran out , and Smith's queens held up. He survives with a stack of 15.8 million, while Kopp drops to 17.2 million.
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Eric Buchman made it 425,000 to go and got two callers in Joe Cada and Jamie Robbins.
All three players checked the flop. Buchman led out for 550,000 on the turn, Cada called and Robbins folded. The river was the and Buchman called Cada's 855,000 bet.
Cada showed for middle pair, top kicker, Buchman mucked, and Cada took the pot.
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Jeff Shulman
Jeff Shulman raised to 450,000 from the hijack position, and got a caller in James Calderaro from the button. The blinds folded, and the flop came . Shulman continued with a bet of 750,000, and Calderaro made the call.
The turn brought the . This time Shulman bet 1.1 million, and Calderaro tossed it in.
Shulman is up to 9 million, while Calderaro is now one of the tourney's short stacks with 3.36 million.
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, and Shulman had taken the lead. The turn was the 
, and Lacay was looking for one of those two remaining sevens. The river brought the 
, and Lacay is out in 16th place. Shulman is now at about 12.8 million.
. Tavelli checked to Begleiter, who bet 3.5 million. Tavelli moved all in for 7,705,000 and Begleiter called. 
, no help for Tavelli who needed one of the two remaining nines in the deck to keep his Main Event hopes alive. The river, however, was the 
and Tavelli was eliminated in 17th place while Begleiter took down the massive pot. He now holds the chip lead with 27,890,000.
flop. Smith called, then called another 950,000 when the turn fell 
. That took the two players to the 
flop. The turn was the 
and Ivey's 600,000 bet took it down.
and Kopp 
, and Smith's queens held up. He survives with a stack of 15.8 million, while Kopp drops to 17.2 million.
turn, Cada called and Robbins folded. The river was the 
and Buchman called Cada's 855,000 bet. 
. Shulman continued with a bet of 750,000, and Calderaro made the call. 
. This time Shulman bet 1.1 million, and Calderaro tossed it in.