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Bill Gazes
After slipping down below 30,000, Bill Gazes finally had to make a move. Gregory Brooks had opened with another raise, this time to 2,800, and Gazes pushed all in from the button. It folded back to Brooks who made the call, showing . Gazes tabled .
The flop was and the turn , and Gazes was still ahead although needed to avoid an ace, king, or heart. The river then brought the , and Gazes shook hands with everyone as he left. Brooks is now up to 185,000.
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Catching the action on a flop of , the action checked to Tim "Luckyshades" Horan, who fired a bet of 5,000. His opponent in the small blind then minimum check-raised to 10,000. Horan quickly called.
The turn brought the and the small blind tossed out 10,000. Horan raised it up to 25,000 and his opponent made the call.
The river brought the and the small blind led again, this time for a small bet of 15,000 into the very healthy pot.
Horan tanked for several minutes, riffling his chips, appearing as if he was about to raise, but tossed out three 5,000-denomination chips to make the call.
Both players were reluctant to show their cards as Horan motioned to the small blind to show first. He revealed for just ace-high as Horan dropped his head and slowly slid his cards into the muck.
"I knew you didn't hit," sighed Horan. "I wish I'd raised!"
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Somerville on Day 2
We approached Jason 'JCarver' Somerville's table and saw he was facing a bet of 53,000 with the board reading . Somerville went into the tank for three minutes before reluctantly calling.
"You got jacks full?" said Somerville, and didn't looked too surprised when his opponent flipped over . Somerville nodded his head and showed .
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Jesse Jones
On a board reading , Jesse Jones led out for 15,000 into the fairly hefty pot.
His only opponent in the hand quickly moved all in and with Jones having most of his chips committed to the pot, he made the call for his tournament life.
Jones:
Opponent:
The turn and river landed the and , and with Jones unable to improve, he headed to the rail.
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Franklin Grigsby was first into the pot from the small blind, and he came in raising. In the big blind, Thomas Joanides reraised, and Grigsby four-bet enough to put his opponent all in. Joanides called the additional 55,000, now at risk for his tournament life.
Showdown
Grigsby:
Joanides:
Joanides was in bad shape, probably looking for a jack to stay alive. And sure enough, he caught one of his two save cards on a board of . That third-of-a-kind on the turn was a beautiful sight for Joanides, rising from the ashes to double up through the former top fiver. After several early setbacks, Grigsby is all the way back to 190,000.
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As we were checking in on cricketing legend Shane Warne (sitting pretty with what looked to be about 200,000 chips) we caught Kara Scott involved in a hand on a nearby table. Scott called a bet of 9,000 chips from her opponent on the turn, the board showing . The river fell and brought another bet of 16,000 chips from Scott's opponent.
With the ESPN cameras rolling, Scott thought over her decision and finally called. Her opponent dejectedly mucked his hand. Scott opened for two pair, jacks and eights, to collect the pot.
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Not number one today
Eugene Katchalov opened to 3,000 from under the gun, and was met with three callers before Steve Topakas moved all in for his last 21,700 from the big blind.
Katchalov eyed up his opponents with a few glares before making it 40,000 to go, which quickly prompted three folds.
Katchalov:
Topakas:
The board ran out and Topakas hit the rail as Katchalov climbed to 268,000 in chips.
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On a board of , Farzad Rouhani was all in with for the broadway staight. However, his opponent had the same straight with but was free rolling to the river with a flush draw.
The river was the , giving Rouhani's opponent a flush and eliminating Rouhani from the tournament.
. Gazes tabled 
.
and the turn 
, and Gazes was still ahead although needed to avoid an ace, king, or heart. The river then brought the 
, and Gazes shook hands with everyone as he left. Brooks is now up to 185,000.
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, the action checked to Tim "Luckyshades" Horan, who fired a bet of 5,000. His opponent in the small blind then minimum check-raised to 10,000. Horan quickly called.
and the small blind tossed out 10,000. Horan raised it up to 25,000 and his opponent made the call.
and the small blind led again, this time for a small bet of 15,000 into the very healthy pot.
for just ace-high as Horan dropped his head and slowly slid his cards into the muck.
. Somerville nodded his head and showed 
. 
, and with Jones unable to improve, he headed to the rail.
. That third-of-a-kind on the turn was a beautiful sight for Joanides, rising from the ashes to double up through the former top fiver. After several early setbacks, Grigsby is all the way back to 190,000.
and brought another bet of 16,000 chips from Scott's opponent. 
for two pair, jacks and eights, to collect the pot.
