Hand #25: Mike Wattel raised to 160,000 and George Danzer called from the hijack. After the rest of the field folded, both players drew two and then Wattel bet 80,000. Danzer called and then drew two after Wattel drew one.
Wattel bet for a second time and it did the trick as Danzer sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #27: David Benyamine raised in the cutoff, Mike Wattel called in the big blind, and both players drew two. Wattel led out, Benyamine called, and Wattel dished one card. Benyamine stood pat, Wattel check-raised Benyamine, and Benyamine called.
Both players stood pat on the final draw, and Benyamine called a bet from Wattel.
"Nine," Wattel announced.
Benyamine fanned for a rough eight, winning the pot.
Hand #30: David Benyamine raised to 95,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on the button, and Minh Ly called in the small blind. The flop fell , Ly led out for 150,000, and only Benyamine called. The turn was the , Ly fired out another 250,000, and Benyamine called.
The completed the board, Ly bet 550,000, and Benyamine called. Ly showed for two piar, but Benyamine had a better two pair with .
Hand #33: Action folded to Don Nguyen on the button and he raised to 80,000. Mike Wattel, who was in the small blind, responded by moving all in for approximately 550,000 and Nguyen called after the big blind had folded.
Wattel:
Nguyen:
It was a bad spot for Wattel as he shared an ace with Nguyen, but his kicker was inferior. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Wattel had a 23.62% chance of winning the hand, Nguyen a 70.69% chance and a 5.69% chance of a tie.
Aside from giving Wattel a gutshot straight draw to a king, the flop wasn't particularly helpful. Wattel had a 16.97% chance of catching a king while Nguyen, who paired his queen, became an 81.92% favorite. The turn saw Wattel's chances drop even further to a mere 6.82%, and then the river official flatlined it.
Wattel exited to a nice round of applause and made his way to the payout desk in seventh place to collect $251,602, his largest WSOP cash to date.
After John Hennigan brought it in with te , David Benyamine completed and George Danzer called. Hennigan got out of the way and it was heads-up action to fourth street.
Danzer caught an ace to take the lead, but he still opted to check. Benyamine bet, Danzer called and then the German led out on fifth. Benyamine called before taking the lead on sixth and firing out. Danzer called and then ended up folding to a bet from Benyamine on seventh.
Don Nguyen brought it in with a deuce, Hennigan completed, and only Benyamine called. Benyamine proceeded to bet out on every street, Hennigan called him down, and after seventh street, Benyamine showed for a pair of aces.
Ly maintained the lead and bet out, which both his opponents called. Ly then bet fifth, Benyamine raised and Danzer three-bet. Ly called off the rest of his stack, Benyamine four-bet and Danzer called to create a side pot.
Danzer then called bets on both sixth and seventh and then tabled a ten-high flush. Unfortunately for him, Benyamine showed the for an ace-high flush. Ly then showed the for two pair and exited the tournament in sixth place for $309,830.
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for number one.
for a rough eight, winning the pot.
, Ly led out for 150,000, and only Benyamine called. The turn was the 
completed the board, Ly bet 550,000, and Benyamine called. Ly showed 
for two piar, but Benyamine had a better two pair with 
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turn saw Wattel's chances drop even further to a mere 6.82%, and then the 
river official flatlined it.
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, David Benyamine completed and George Danzer called. Hennigan got out of the way and it was heads-up action to fourth street.
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for a pair of aces.
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for an ace-high flush. Ly then showed the 
for two pair and exited the tournament in sixth place for $309,830.