After Tuan Vo brought it in with the , Gavin Smith completed with the and Eugene Katchalov called with the . "Crazy Marco" Johnson then called with the and three players went to fourth. Smith bet, Katchalov folded and Johnson called.
"I got the Ukrainian to fold," Smith boasted before slowing down with a check on fifth. Johnson seized the lead with a bet, and Smith called.
Smith proceeded to check-call bets on sixth and seventh only to muck when Johnson tabled the for a straight and a low.
Mike Leah brought it in for a full 4,000 and both Brian Hastings and Tony Cousineau called. Leah then checked fourth, Hastings bet and Cousineau folded. Hastings made the call then folded when Cousineau bet fifth.
"Good fold," Cousineau said, "That good?" He then showed for a full house in five cards.
"Can't beat that," Hasting admitted.
Meanwhile, Matt Kelly has been eliminated from that table.
David "Bakes" Baker: / (FOLD)
Vladimir Shchemelev: / (FOLD)
Matthew Ashton: / (FOLD)
Will Thompson: /
Shchemelev brought it in, Ashton completed, and Thompson and Baker called.
Baker and Ahston checked on fourth street, Thompson bet, and both players called. Ashton made the best more on fifth and checked. Thompson bet, and won the pot.
Miller brought it in, Vo completed, and both Tehan and Miller called. Vo bet out on fourth street, both players called, and the trio checked on fifth. The action checked to Miller on sixth, who bet, and this time only Vo called.
Vo checked dark before seventh, then called a bet from Miller.
Miller:
Vo:
Vo thought he had the low locked up, but actually would've been scooped by Miller had he not hit an ace on seventh. The two chopped the pot to Vo's delight.
Francis Mariani had the bring in with the and opted to make it a full 4,000. Action folded around to Matthew Ashton and he called with the showing. Ashton then check-called bet on fourth, fifth and sixth before both players checked seventh.
Mariani:
Ashton:
Ashton didn't seem confident in his two pair when he tabled his hand, but it turned out to be good as Mariani flashed a lower two pair before mucking his hand.
Smith completed, Matusow raised, and Katchalov, Velador, and Smith call. Matusow led out on fourth, Katchalov called, Velador raised, and Smith folded. Matusow put in a third bet, moving all in, Katchalov called, and Velador raised. Katchalov called.
Katchalov check-called on sixth, then check-folded on seventh. Velador showed two pair, Matusow turned over his first two down cards () and needed to pair up to survive. He found a double when he turned over the and circled around the table, pumping his fist in excitement.
Matusow won another hand shortly after, and now has over 80,000 chips.
We caught the action on fourth when Ryan Miller bet after action had checked to him. Two calls followed, and then Miller bet when he took the lead on fifth. Brian Hastings called, Joe Tehan folded and it was heads-up action to sixth, which both players checked. They did the same on seventh and Hastings tabled the for nine and eights.
It looks like the eliminations of Hasan Habib and Nikolai Yakovenko have brought us to the money bubble. Tournament Director Bob Smith has initiated hand-for-hand play.
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, Gavin Smith completed with the 
. "Crazy Marco" Johnson then called with the 
for a straight and a low.
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for a full house in five cards.
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and circled around the table, pumping his fist in excitement.
