It seems like the sickness meter has been turned up as some big pots are starting to develop and players are starting to hit the rail.
Miguel Proulx is the latest benefactor of the carnage as he eliminated two players in the one hand to storm to our chip lead.
All the action went down on a flop of . Stephen Ladowsky led out with a pot-sized bet of 75,000 before Daniel Harmetz re-potted. Miguel Proulx then moved all in over the top with both Ladowsky and Harmetz making the call!
Proulx: - aces with straight and flush draws
Harmetz: - top pair, straight wrap and inferior flush draw
Ladowsky: - pair and straight wrap
The on the turn was a huge card as it gave the short stacks a straight but Proulx made a set, which then improved to a full house on the river.
Ladowsky is out in 24th, Harmetz gets 23rd while Proulx is up to 1.45 million in chips.
David Ulliott raised to 30,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in middle position. Tom Dwan called from the cutoff, Ben Blackmore called from the small blind, and Jordan Smith made it 150,000 more to play from the big blind.
Ulliott tanked for a good two minutes before giving it up. Rodman raised the pot and Dwan instantly called all in for about 390,000! Blackmore folded, Smith called all in for a little bit more, and the hands were revealed.
Smith:
Rodman:
Dwan:
The flop was great for Dwan, falling to put him way out in the lead. The turn was the and Ulliott slammed his hands on the table, saying he folded two kings. The river was the , giving Dwan eights full of nines and the monster pot.
Dwan: Up to about 1,180,000
Rodman: Down to about 160,000
Smith: Outta here
With the flop showing , George Abdallah check-called a 43,000-chip bet from Leandro Pimentel before Abdallah moved all in for his last 39,000 on the turn. Pimentel took a few seconds before making the call.
Abdallah:
Pimentel:
Flush over flush as the river bricked the . Abdallah gave a few choice words to Pimentel about his apparent slowroll with the second nuts before exiting the tournament floor in 26th place for $24,815 in winnings. Pimentel is up to 245,000.
Blair Rodman raised to 30,000 on the button and Tom Dwan made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down and Dwan led out 46,000. Rodman made the call and the hit the turn. Both players checked, leading to the landing on the river. Dwan checked and Rodman bet 80,000. Dwan gave it up, dropping to about 300,000.
David Ulliott opened the pot with a raise from early position and Tom Dwan popped it to 75,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Ulliott and he called.
The flop came down and Ulliott checked. Dwan bet enough to cover Ulliott's stack and after a few seconds, Ulliott called all in.
Dwan:
Ulliott:
Dwan was in bad shape and found no help from the turn or river. He is down to about 420,000 while Ulliott is up to around 410,000.
Catching the action on a flop of , Michael Binger fired 40,000 and Ludovic Lacay made the call to see the hit the turn. Binger checked and Lacay fired 150,000. Binger moved all in for slightly more with Lacay making the call.
Binger:
Lacay:
Binger had turned a set of kings to go with his flush draw but Lacay had made a straight which held on the river. Binger is busto as Lacay is now our chip leader with around 900,000 chips.
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. Stephen Ladowsky led out with a pot-sized bet of 75,000 before Daniel Harmetz re-potted. Miguel Proulx then moved all in over the top with both Ladowsky and Harmetz making the call!
- aces with straight and flush draws
- top pair, straight wrap and inferior flush draw
- pair and straight wrap
on the turn was a huge card as it gave the short stacks a straight but Proulx made a set, which then improved to a full house on the 
river.
to put him way out in the lead. The turn was the 
. Abdallah gave a few choice words to Pimentel about his apparent slowroll with the second nuts before exiting the tournament floor in 26th place for $24,815 in winnings. Pimentel is up to 245,000.
and Hellmuth checked to Mercier who fired 158,000. This is when the theatrics started.
