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Jesse Rios - Yeah, I played 10-6 suited. So what?
We caught up with Jesse Rios just as he doubled up to 55,000.
Rios, who called a preflop raise of 2,200 from the button with said he knew the hand was was horrible but, "I just had a feeling about it." When the flop came , Rios moved all in for 21,400 and got check-called by a player in middle position holding .
When the board finished , Rios' instincts proved right as he made his flush and doubled to 55,000.
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Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith was all in before the flop with against the pocket eights of his opponent.
The flop came giving Gavin a heart flush draw and two live overcards. However, when the board filled out he failed to improve and was eliminated from the tournament.
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Grant Levy raised from middle position, the big blind three-bet,Levy moved all in and the big blind called.
It was a classic race with Levy's up against . Levy, however, came out on the right end of the coinflip, the board running out to double him up to 98,000.
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Bill Sineath put in the second raise preflop in a recent hand, reraising an open raiser from 2,200 to 7,300. The button player then reraised again, to a total of 17,000. Only Sineath called.
The flop came down , prompting Sineath to push all in for 40,200. His opponent studied the board.
"I'm pretty sure you just three-outed me," Sineath's opponent said. "But I do have backdoor hearts..." He decided to call.
Sineath:
Opponent:
Sineath's opponent hit his gutshot Broadway draw with the turn to cinch the hand and send Sineath to the rail.
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Fricke gave away a lot of chips on this last hand
Jimmy Fricke raised to 2,400 from middle position and the big blind called. The flop came down . The big blind checked over to Fricke, who bet out 3,600. The player tossed in a raise and announced,"8,200." With action back on Fricke, he opted to put in another raise to 19,000. The player made the call.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked this street as well. Fricke counted out some chips and then paused. After his brief pause, he threw out a 28,000-chip bet. It only took a moment for his opponent to announce that he was all in. Fricke snap-peeked at his cards and quickly mucked his hand.
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Mike Matusow - eliminated
We are down one colorful personality in the 2009 Main Event. Mike Matusow moved all in for about 6,000 from early position. Action folded to a player in late position who reraised to 15,000, clearing out everyone else in the hand. Matusow's was in big trouble against his opponent's and never improved.
After his elimination, Matusow turned to Greg Mueller and said, "That was the best hand I've had all day."
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Greg "FBT" Mueller made it 2,200 to play and action folded to the button, who moved all in for 10,200. When the small blind called, Mueller came along for the ride.
The small blind check-folded when Mueller bet 10,000 on a flop of and we went heads up to the final two streets.
Mueller:
Button:
When the board finished , Mueller paired on the river and took the pot. He's up to 275,000.
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Billy "The Croc" Argyros
A short stacked Billy "The Croc" Argyros was eliminated after his pocket queens went down to a flopped set of eights.
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Brad Garrett opened for 1,600 from middle position, the small blind called and the big blind moved all in for 19,700. Garrett made the call and the small blind folded.
Garrett
Big Blind
Garrett's aces held on the board and he took down the pot, eliminating the big blind. He's currently up to 78,000 in chips.
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From under the gun, Vitaly Lunkin raised to 2,200 and received three callers. The flop came and Corwin Cole led out for 5,400 from the small blind. Lunkin was the lone caller.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river brought the and after a check from Cole. Lunkin bet 12,000 and took down the pot.
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said he knew the hand was was horrible but, "I just had a feeling about it." When the flop came 
, Rios moved all in for 21,400 and got check-called by a player in middle position holding 
.
, Rios' instincts proved right as he made his flush and doubled to 55,000.
against the pocket eights of his opponent.
giving Gavin a heart flush draw and two live overcards. However, when the board filled out 
he failed to improve and was eliminated from the tournament.
. Levy, however, came out on the right end of the coinflip, the board running out 
. The big blind checked over to Fricke, who bet out 3,600. The player tossed in a raise and announced,"8,200." With action back on Fricke, he opted to put in another raise to 19,000. The player made the call.
and the big blind checked this street as well. Fricke counted out some chips and then paused. After his brief pause, he threw out a 28,000-chip bet. It only took a moment for his opponent to announce that he was all in. Fricke snap-peeked at his cards and quickly mucked his hand.
was in big trouble against his opponent's 
and Corwin Cole led out for 5,400 from the small blind. Lunkin was the lone caller.
and after a check from Cole. Lunkin bet 12,000 and took down the pot.