After Gus Hansen limped in, Tom Dwan shoved his entire stack into the middle and Hansen went into the tank. After a few minutes of deliberation, Hansen decided to call and told Dwan "I know it's the second best hand, but..." before showing his . Durrrr showed the and the players saw a flop of , which left Hansen trailing badly. The on the turn assured Dwan of a double up and a meaningless fell on the river. Dwan now has nearly 600,000 on the table, but Hansen still has both 200,000 add-ons at his disposal.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko has yet to use his add-ons, and he got about 250,000 into the middle with . Olivier Busquet made the call with , and he was looking to force his opponent to dip into his second-chance chips.
The flop was just what Timoshenko was looking for, however, and the turn and river means he'll double up with bullets to spare. Busquet has his full 600,000 on the line, and that pot knocks him back to about 370,000, giving the other 830,000 to "JovialGent".
After losing a major pot, Olivier Busquet appeared to grow slightly frustrated and Yevgeniy Timoshenko may have picked up on those vibes, because after Busquet shoved all-in preflop, Timoshenko called him down with . Busquet showed his and needed help to survive. The board ran out and the heads-up specialist was eliminated. Timoshenko claims a spot in the final eight and earns at least $138,852 for his efforts.
After Eric Froehlich min-raised to 48,000, John Duthie announced himself all-in and Froehlich made the call with . Duthie was in bad shape with and the flop of offered no assistance. The on the turn and the on the river locked up the match for Froehlich, who moves into the quarterfinals with the win. Duthie takes down $67,436 for his finish, while Froehlich has assured himself of at least $138,852 in this tournament.