Aubin Cazals already has a bracelet to his name at this year's World Series of Poker after took down Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max. He will not be adding another from this event as he busted.
Christian Harder followed from the same table soon after.
After a series of raises preflop between Matt Matros and an unknown opponent it was off to the flop. With a flop exposed in the middle Matros placed a bet that would put his opponent all in. A call was made and cards were tabled.
Matros
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With a and a making an appearance on the turn Matos' hand held true and he eliminated the short stacked opponent.
We don't know what exactly happened on the winning hand, but what we do know is Tom Schneider out lasted nine other players and will be moving on to tomorrow. With only a handful of tables heads up Schneider has plenty of time to rest seeing as he finished in under four hours.
With a flop exposed in the middle of the table Jason Somerville bet out around 700. His opponent on the button then raised it to 1,700. Somerville took his time before moving all of his chips into the middle for about 5,000. A call was made and Somerville's tournament life was at risk.
Somerville:
Opponent:
With the on the turn Somerville hit broadway and was one card away from doubling up. A rattled off the deck for the river and Somerville was awarded the pot.