On a board of Maurice Hawkins had a bet of 1,200 in front of him. Shannon Shorr went into the tank for roughly two minutes before finally moving all in for 5,275.
Hawkins thought about it briefly before saying, "Alright, I'll pay you off," and making the call.
Hawkins showed his for a straight. Shorr flashed his before trying to throw his cards into the muck. The dealer informed him that he must turn up his cards as and all in player, but never actually exposed the cards. Hawkins told the dealer what cards he saw, and told him that he didn't need to see them.
Shorr could only stand up and made his exit from the tournament.
Gaëlle Baumann raised from under-the-gun to 450. The button three-bet to 1150, and Baumann four-bet all-in for 6,550. Baumann turned over , and her opponent held . The board ran out , and Baumann doubled up.
From the button a player raised to 400 and was only called by Nam Le in the big blind.
The flop was the and Le check called a bet of 500 from his opponent.
On the turn, both players checked.
The river was the and this time Le bet out for 950. His opponent went into the tank but eventually folded allowing Le to take the relatively small pot.
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Sorel Mizzi called a preflop players all in and that put Sam Trickett in the tank with a decision to make. Eventually he folded his face up.
The all in player was holding against Mizzi's .
The board ran out giving Mizzi the elimination but making Sam Trickett look slightly frustrated. We heard Mizzi and Trickett talking after the hand about Trickett really wanting to bust the player.
The button raised to 400 pre-flop, and Rene Angelil called from the small blind. Angelil led out for 725 when the flop came , and his opponent called. The turn was the , and Angelil checked. His opponent bet 1,200, and Angelil check-raised all-in for 3,250. After thinking for a moment, his opponent called and turned over for a pair of nines. Angelil held , and he would need help. The river, however, was the , no help to Angelil, who has been eliminated from the tournament.
Victor Ramdin opened the pot under the gun for 350. He was called by Aaron Massey in the small blind and the player in the big blind as well.
All three players checked on the flop. The turn was the and Massey bet 300. The big blind folded. Ramdin reraised to 1,000 total. Massey called.
On the river, Massey checked as did Ramdin. Massey showed for a full house and Ramdin mucked. Massey shook his head and made a remark about not betting the river.
"That was the perfect card for me to fold on," Ramdin said to him after the hand.
"What a needle," someone else said at the table.
"He's a big boy," Ramdin said. "He can handle it."
Maurice Hawkins had a bet of 1,200 in front of him. Shannon Shorr went into the tank for roughly two minutes before finally moving all in for 5,275.
for a straight. Shorr flashed his 
before trying to throw his cards into the muck. The dealer informed him that he must turn up his cards as and all in player, but never actually exposed the cards. Hawkins told the dealer what cards he saw, and told him that he didn't need to see them.
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, and Baumann doubled up.
turn, both players checked.
and this time Le bet out for 950. His opponent went into the tank but eventually folded allowing Le to take the relatively small pot.
face up.
giving Mizzi the elimination but making Sam Trickett look slightly frustrated. We heard Mizzi and Trickett talking after the hand about Trickett really wanting to bust the player.
, and Angelil checked. His opponent bet 1,200, and Angelil check-raised all-in for 3,250. After thinking for a moment, his opponent called and turned over 
for a pair of nines. Angelil held 
, and he would need help. The river, however, was the 
, no help to Angelil, who has been eliminated from the tournament.
flop. The turn was the 
river, Massey checked as did Ramdin. Massey showed