Phil Ivey raised from the cutoff and Bill Chen three-bet from the small blind after which the former called. The flop brought out and Chen bet, Ivey called.
The turn was the and Chen bet again, Ivey called and the river completed the board with the . Chen casually threw out another bet and Ivey called, but he wasn't happy with what his opponent turned over.
Chen showed and that was enough for the entire pot as Ivey stared at his cards for a while before tossing them into the muck.
Ofir Mor made it 3,500 under the gun and John Juanda and Scott Seiver called in the blinds. The flop came down and after a couple of checks, Mor fired out 5,000. Only Juanda called, but both he and Mor checked the turn.
After the dealer dropped the river on the felt, things took a different turn, with Juanda leading out for 11,800. Mor took his time before firing back, raising it up to 38,000 total.
Juanda patiently weighed his options before deciding to call. Mor turned over and dragged the pot with a rivered boat after Juanda mucked.
Action folded to Dan Kelly, who late registered at the start of the day after winning a WSOP gold bracelet yesterday, and he raised to 4,000. David "ODB" Baker was on the button and responded with a three-bet to 10,000, which inspired both blinds to fold. Kelly then shoved all in for 41,000 and Baker made the call.
Kelly:
Baker:
Kelly got it in good, but the flop gave Baker the lead with a pair of queens. The turn have Kelly some more outs, but river that followed it was utterly useless. Kelly made a beeline for the exit while Baker chipped up to 300,000.
Meanwhile, a short-stacked John Racener has also been eliminated from the tournament.
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2014 WSOP Player of the Year leader George Danzer won't be picking up any more points in this one.
He got short and shoved his last 7,100 in with only to get called by Chris Klodnicki in the big blind holding . The flop gave Klodnicki a pair and turn ensured it would hold. Danzer said his goodbyes as the river fell.
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