Shamus
Nick Maimone raised to 40,000 from under the gun, and it folded back to Matt Affleck who called from the big blind. Both checked the flop. The turn was the . Affleck checked, Maimone bet 50,000, and Affleck called.
The river brought the . Affleck checked again, Maimone bet 114,000 this time, and Affleck again called.
Maimone turned over for aces up, and Affleck mucked. Maimone chips up to 1.55 million, while Affleck has 2.63 million.
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Jason Brice opened from the button, Cole South three-bet from the big blind and Brice made the call. The rest of South's chips went in on the flop.
South turned up and was in dire shape against Brice's . The turn was the , the river was the and South hit the rail in 162nd place.
Shamus
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun, and got a caller in J.C. Tran in the hijack seat.
The flop came . Phillips bet 60,000, and Tran called. Both checked the turn. The river brought the . This time Phillips bet 80,000, and Tran made the call.
Phillips showed , and Tran mucked. Phillips has 1.21 million, and Tran 440,000.
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Anh Van Nguyen limped in from middle position and action folded over to Steven Begleiter in the big blind and he put in a raise. Nguyen called.
The flop came down and Begleiter fired 120,000. Nguyen called.
The turn was the and Begleiter checked. Nguyen fired out 180,000. Begleiter called.
The river was the and Begleiter checked again. Nguyen bet out 350,000 and Begleiter quickly announced a call.
Begleiter tabled two red aces, , for a set on the river. Nguyen showed for a straight on the turn and scooped in the pot.
Nguyen now has 1.981 million while Begleiter dropped to 2.5 million.
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Carter Swidler moved all in from under the gun for 222,000. Julien Brecard made the call from the big blind after each player folded before him.
Swidler held and was ahead of Brecard's at the current moment.
The board ran out , pairing Brecard's king and giving him the elimination of Swidler.
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The media quickly gathered around Table 44 as the cry of "All in and a call!" rang out. Cary Katz was all in with against the of Jamie Robbins. There was no help for Katz anywhere to be found on a board of . He is busto.
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Nichoel Peppe opened with an early-position raise to 40,000. In the cutoff seat, Adam York reraised to 150,000, and Peppe made the call to see a flop.
It came down , and after a check from Peppe, York moved all in for his last 247,000. Peppe would consider for a good while before making the call to put her opponent at risk.
Showdown
Peppe:
York:
And what a call it was! Peppe was in the lead with her pair of fours, and York was two cards away from elimination. The turn was a blank , but somehow the ripped off on the river, drawing a deathly gasp from the table and the rail alike. York improved to the pair of queens, good enough to earn him a come-from-behind double up to 840,000. Peppe has slipped back to 920,000 after that tough beat.
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Scott Blackman
Scott Blackman is the next player to be eliminated. He was short-stacked and all in with against Jake Abdalla's . The player in the big blind, who was last to act in the hand, open-mucked the other two eights, . But that was no problem for Abdalla; his eights held against Blackman's hand on board of to secure the knockout.
Blackman goes home as the 154th-place finisher in the 2009 Main Event.
flop. The turn was the 
. Affleck checked, Maimone bet 50,000, and Affleck called.
. Affleck checked again, Maimone bet 114,000 this time, and Affleck again called.
for aces up, and Affleck mucked. Maimone chips up to 1.55 million, while Affleck has 2.63 million.
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flop. 
and was in dire shape against Brice's 
. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and South hit the rail in 162nd place.
. Phillips bet 60,000, and Tran called. Both checked the 
turn. The river brought the 
. This time Phillips bet 80,000, and Tran made the call.
, and Tran mucked. Phillips has 1.21 million, and Tran 440,000.
and Begleiter fired 120,000. Nguyen called.
and Begleiter checked. Nguyen fired out 180,000. Begleiter called.
and was hoping to catch an ace against Joe Serock's 
at the current moment.
against the 
, and after a check from Peppe, York moved all in for his last 247,000. Peppe would consider for a good while before making the call to put her opponent at risk.
. The player in the big blind, who was last to act in the hand, open-mucked the other two eights, 
, sending Bonavena to the rail. Bach moved up to one million in chips.