Level: 21b
Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 30,000-60,000; limits 60,000-120,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 15,000; bring-in 20,000; complete 60,000; limits 60,000-120,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 7,000; blinds 15,000-30,000
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With 47 minutes remaining in Level 21, the cards are in the air.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #1: David Benyamine raised to 75,000 in early position, Don Nguyen called in the cutoff, and Minh Ly defended his big blind. The flop fell 
, Ly and Benyamine both checked, and Nguyen fired 160,000. Only Ly called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Ly checked, Nguyen fired out 340,000, and Ly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,343,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
2,634,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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|
2,072,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #2: Don Nguyen opened for 65,000 from the hijack and George Danzer called from the button. Minh Ly then came along from the small blind, the big folded and three players saw a flop of 
. Ly checked, Nguyen bet 155,000 and Danzer called. Ly did the same and then all three players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river.
Ly tabled the 
for a flush and it was good as both Ly and Danzer folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,193,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
2,653,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,502,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #3: Matthew Ashton put in a raise from under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel three-bet to 120,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Ashton, who called. The dealer fanned 
, Ashton checked, and Duhamel continued for 160,000. Ashton called.
Both players checked when the turn brought the 
, and the 
completed the board. Ashton led out for 320,000, Duhamel called, and Duhamel mucked when Ashton showed 
for a club flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,641,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,027,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
||
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #4: 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel opened for 65,000 under the gun and received calls from George Danzer and Matthew Ashton, who were in the hijack and big blind respectively.
When the flop fell 
, Ashton checked, as did Duhamel, and Danzer bet 130,000. Ashton folded and then Duhamel check-raised the pot to 600,000. Danzer pushed back with a three-bet and Duhamel called off his remaining chips.
Danzer: 
Duhamel:
Danzer was ahead with two pair, but Duhamel had an over pair with an open-ended straight draw. The turn gave Duhamel a pair of queens, but he needed help on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
.
Duhamel rapped the table, shook hands with the remaining players and then took his leave in eighth place, good for $207,630.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,740,000
1,087,000
|
1,087,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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In Hands 5-12, the Limit Hold'em round, Mike Wattel opened two pots. There were only two flops, and no hand reached the river.
Stud 8
Hand #13:
David Benyamine: 
/ 
Fold
Don Nguyen: / 
John Hennigan: / 
Fold
After David Benyamine brought it in, Don Nguyen completed with the and John Hennigan raised with the . Benyamine called, as did Nguyen, and three players went to fourth street. Nguyen took the lead by catching an ace and quickly fired out a bet. Hennigan folded and Benyamine, who had caught the , made the call.
Benyamine then called a bet on fifth before folding to one on sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
707,000
|
707,000 |
|
|
2,260,000
-374,000
|
-374,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,300,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
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Stud 8
Don Nguyen: / 
Fold
John Hennigan: / 
.
David Benyamine: / 
/
Matthew Ashton: / 
Fold
Don Nguyen brought it in and John Hennigan completed. David Benyamine called, as did Matthew Ashton, and the Nguyen put in the additional chips to make it four-way action to fourth street. Benyamine paired eights and bet, which inspired Ashton to called, Nguyen to fold and Hennigan to call.
Benyamine and Ashton then checked fifth and Hennigan fired out a bet. Benyamine called and Ashton folded.
Benyamine then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh only to muck when Hennigan tabled the for a flush.
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