Daniel Perper opened to 42,000 from early position and action folded around to Joseph Cheong in the small blind, who announced he was all in for about 440,000 total. Directly behind him in the big, Kyle Julius also announced he was all in. Perper tanked, but eventually decided to fold and hands between Cheong and Julius were revealed.
Cheong:
Julius:
The flop looked good for Cheong, however, the turn and river would give Julius a runner-runner straight for the knockout blow.
Julius is hovering right around 2 million following the elimination.
It was folded around to Sam Ngai in the small blind, who went all in for his last 300,000. Thomas Conway called from the big blind to put Ngai at risk and the hands were revealed.
Conway:
Ngai:
The board left Conway with trips, which was more than enough to send Ngai to the rail.
Action folded to Thomas Conway on the button and he raised to 46,000. Dan Smith defended from the big, and then both players checked the flop. Smith proceeded to check-call a bet of 44,000 on the turn, and then led out for 118,000 on the river.
Conway made the call but mucked when Smith rolled over .
Chamath Palihapitiya raised in middle position, to how much we're not sure, and Andrea Dato moved all in for 260,000 from the hijack. The rest of the field got out of the way, Palihapitiya made the call, and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Palihapitiya:
Dato:
Dato was ahead, and even more so when the flop came down . The turn left Palihapitiya drawing dead, and Dato doubled after the was put out on the river.
Matt Giannetti made it 45,000 to go under the gun and found one caller, Konstantin Puchkov in the cutoff. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 52,000 on the flop, prompting Giannetti to check the turn.
The Russian took the opportunity to bet 225,000, which proved enough to take down the pot as Giannetti folded.
Kyle Julius opened for 42,000 under the gun and was met with an all-in three-bet by Jason Wheeler in middle position. Action folded back around to Julius and he made the call.
Showdown
Julius:
Wheeler:
Wheeler was in a bad spot as he'd run his mid-pocket pair into Julius' cowboys. The flop provided no help to Wheeler, and neither did the turn. In order to survive, Wheeler needed a seven on the river, but this is an elimination post so of course it didn't spike. Instead, the appeared and Wheeler exited in 17th place.
A short0stacked Thiago Nishijima moved all in for 100,000 from middle position and received a call from Kyle Julius on the button.
Showdown
Nishijima:
Julius:
It was another flip and Nishijima's Brazilian contingent, of which there were quite a few including Andre Akkari, were on their feet cheering for their man. The flop silenced things a bit, though the turn did give Nishijima some counterfeit options. Unfortunately for him, and much to the dismay of his rail, the blanked on the river.
Nishijima's 18th-place finish marks his fifth cash at the 2012 World Series of Poker, four of which have been top 25-place finishes. An impressive performance by the Brazilian to say the least.
flop looked good for Cheong, however, the 
turn and 
river would give Julius a runner-runner straight for the knockout blow.
board left Conway with trips, which was more than enough to send Ngai to the rail.
flop. Smith proceeded to check-call a bet of 44,000 on the 
turn, and then led out for 118,000 on the 
.
was put out on the river.
flop silenced things a bit, though the 
turn did give Nishijima some counterfeit options. Unfortunately for him, and much to the dismay of his rail, the 
blanked on the river.
