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Joseph Cheong opened to 12,000, and Fabrizio Baldassari flatted for a flop.
It brought 
, and Baldassari check-called 14,000. He checked again on the turn, and Cheong put out another 27,000. This time, though, Baldassari check-raised to 80,000, and Cheong was the one doing the calling. The 
was the last card off the deck, and Baldassari kept the heat on with another 100,000. Cheong bumped it up to 200,000, though, and Baldassari tank-called.
Cheong tabled 
, and that was a decent flop for his hand. The straight earns him the pot, and with it comes a pretty commanding chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,195,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
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370,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
, and all the money got in right there. Haddox got snapped off a bit, and his 
was in bad shape. Lemaire rolled over 
, and he had his man drawing dead to runner-runner.
ended any drama right there, and the river 
was a formality. That's all she wrote for "Randers", eliminated here in the Round of 8. That's good for almost $70,000, but it's Hugo Lemaire who's moving on closer to the bracelet.
flop.
turn where Haddox opted to fire 35,000. A call from Lemaire delivered the 
, and Lemaire let Haddox make his continuation bet before check-raising to 43,000. Haddox called, and the 
turn went check-check. The 
hit the river. Lemaire figured another bet was in order, and he made it 75,000 to see his cards. Haddox obliged him with the call.
for the second-nut flush, and that pot moves him up to within an inch of a million chips.
turn and 145,000 after the 
rivered. Baldassari called him down, and the cards were on their backs.
flop was unleashed on the felt it looked like Geyer would receive the double up he so very needed. A 
turn heightened these hopes, but a 
flop fell out of the deck, and Cazals maintained his lead. With the 
landing on fourth street Geyer was going to need some major help if he wanted to knock out his opponent. A 
for a pair of eights, which was seemingly enough as Mirzikinian mucked his cards.
. Queens up were good, and that pot has turned the tides in the match.
