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A dejected Peter Ippolito moved all in from the small blind and Athanasios Polychronopoulos called from the big blind.
Showdown
Ippolito: 
Polychronopoulos: 
The board ran 
and the ace on the turn gave Polychronopoulos knock out blow and Ippolito was eliminated in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,400,000
2,230,000
|
2,230,000 |
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5,700,000
3,700,000
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3,700,000 |
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Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Simon Charette made it 350,000 to go from the button. Athanasios Polychronopoulos asked for a count of Charette's stack. After a moment he very carefully measured out a call and slid the chips in.
The flop came 
and both players checked slowly. The turn came 
, Polychronopoulos checked and Charette bet out 450,000. Polychronopoulos thought for a moment and then slowly slid his cards back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,400,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
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3,800,000
-1,900,000
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-1,900,000 |
|
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Athanasios Polychronopoulos and Simon Charette have been trading blinds and antes the last eight hands. Usually the player on the button is opening for 350,000 and will take the pot right there. It seems that each player is looking for the right spot.
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lamb | 572.65 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $1,130,494 |
| Chris Moorman | 486.20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $1,051,466 |
| Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 479.25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $811,639 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 458.25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | $527,970 |
| Sam Stein | 402.63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $716,342 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Jason Mercier | 385.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $696,438 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| Joe Ebanks | 360 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $1,179,031 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 325 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $672,627 |
*Through Event #49
From the button Simon Charette raised to 350,000 and Athanasios Polychronopoulos moved all in. Charette insta-called and tabled 
and Polychronopoulos held .
The board ran 
and Charette earned a huge double up. He's sitting at nine million and Polychronopoulos has 3.25 million.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos moved all in from the button for just over three million. Simon Charette leaned back in his chair, took his glasses off and rubbed his eyes. He counted his stack and said, "We're even if I call."
Charette called and tabled 
and Polychronopoulos held 
. The board ran 
and Polychronopoulos doubled up and pulled even with Charette.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
|
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6,000,000
-3,000,000
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-3,000,000 |
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