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Joseph Cheong had the button and raised to 19,000. Hugo Lemaire called, and the flop came down 
. Lemaire check-called 23,000 from Cheong, and the turn was the 
. Lemaire led for 41,000, and Cheong called.
The 
completed the board, and Lemaire checked. Cheong tossed out 77,000, and Lemaire tank-called.
Cheong turned over 
, Lemaire turned over 
, and the two players chopped the pot.
Aubin Cazals opened to 20,000 on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian re-raised to 55,000 from the big blind. Cazals called to see the 
flop.
A check from both players led to the 
turn. Mirzikinian bet 70,000 and that was enough to take it down right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,812,500
112,000
|
112,000 |
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1,210,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
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Aubin Cazals raised to 20,000 on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Mirzikinian checked. Cazals bet what looked to be 25,000, but was faced with a raise to 65,000 by Mirzikinian. Cazals called to see the 
turn which Mirzikinian checked. Cazals bet 100,000, but wasn't able to shake Mirzikinian. The 
river was checked by both and Mirzikinian took it down with 
for kings and sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,012,500
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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1,010,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
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Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened to 19,000. Joseph Cheong called, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Cheong led for 22,000. Lemaire called.
The 
completed the board, and Cheong led again - this time for 66,000. Lemaire tank-called.
"Straight," Cheong announced, turning over 
.
Lemaire mucked, and Cheong is back in command.
A few more small pots have gone Mirzikinian's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,057,500
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
|
965,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to19,000. Hugo Lemaire called, and the flop was 
. Both players checked.
The turned, and Lemaire led for 20,000. Cheong called. The completed the board, and Lemaire led again - this time for 55,000. Cheong called.
Lemaire turned over 
for ace-high, but Cheong had 
for a pair of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,642,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
470,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Warwick Mirzikinian limped blind on the button and Aubin Cazals checked his option.
The flop came down 
and Cazals checked. Mirzikinian bet 12,000, Cazals popped it to 30,000, and Mirzikinian called to see the 
turn. Both checked through to the 
river where they each checked again.
Cazals tabled 
for queen high, but Mirzikinian turned over 
for ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,195,500
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
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825,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 19,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 55,000, and Cheong called.
The flop came down 
, and Lemaire led for 52,000. Cheong called.
The turned, and Lemaire checked. Cheong tossed out 89,000, and Lemaire check-raised all in. Cheong snapped it off, and Lemaire was drawing dead.
Cheong: 
Lemaire: 
A meaningless 
completed the board, and Cheong is moving on to the finals!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,112,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
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Busted | |
Just after winning about 80,000 from his opponent, Aubin Calzals took a bit of a hit.
Warwick Mirzikinian limped blind on the button and Cazals raised to 23,000 from the big blind. Mirzikinian re-raised to 75,000 after a quick look at his cards, Cazals called, and the flop fell 
.
Both checked the turn and when the hit the river, Cazals bet 60,000. Mirzikinian called with , besting the of Cazals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,140,500
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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880,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
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Aubin Cazals opened to 20,000 on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Mirzikinian check-called 20,000 from Cazals. It was more of the same on the 
turn as Mirzikinian check-called 35,000 to see the 
river. Mirzikinian checked again, leading to a bet of 52,000 by Cazals. There would be no check-call this time, though, as Mirzikinian put in a check-raise to 152,000.
Cazals folded immediately, giving the pot to Mirzikinian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,260,500
120,000
|
120,000 |
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760,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
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