Omar Mehmood completed the blind and Maxime Heroux checked. Mehmood potted for 200,000 on 
and both checked the 
. The river was a 
and Mehmood bet 400,000. Heroux folded after about 30 seconds.
Seth Zimmerman raised to 350,000 from the button, Craig Varnell made a pot-sized reraise to 1,150,000 from the small blind, and Zimmerman called to put himself at risk.
Seth Zimmerman: 
Craig Varnell: 
Varnell had the preflop edge and Zimmerman needed to improve in order to stay alive. Both players made trips on the 
flop but Zimmerman had the lead with the better kicker. The on the turn gave Varnell straight and flush draws, but the 
changed nothing, so Zimmerman took the pot to double up.
Maxime Heroux three-bet to 1 million in the small blind after Craig Varnell opened 300,000 first to act. Varnell peeled and 
flopped. Heroux checked and Varnell bet 2 million. Heroux tanked over a minute before releasing.
Christopher Trang opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Maxime Heroux three-bet to 895,000 from the small blind. Trang called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Christopher Trang: 
Maxime Heroux; 
Heroux had the preflop advantage and Trang needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. He picked up some additional outs on the 
flop, but the turn gave Heroux a commanding lead, and the 
river was too little too late for Trang, so Heroux took the pot to end Trang's deep run in this event in fifth place for $44,677.
Omar Mehmood completed the blind and Maxime Heroux potted to 300,000. Mehmood repotted and Heroux folded.
Action folded around to the blinds and Craig Varnell raised to 300,000 from the small. Omar Mehmood called from the big and the two players saw a flop of 
. Varnell bet the pot for 600,000, Mehmood jammed for 865,000, and Varnell called with a covering stack.
Craig Varnell: 
Omar Mehmood: 
Varnell had the lead with kings up but Mehmood had plenty of outs with straight and flush draws. The 
on the turn gave Mehmood his flush and left Varnell drawing thin. The 
river changed nothing and Mehmood took the pot to double up.
Craig Varnell opened for 300,000 and called the shove of Jonathan Duhamel on the button, who had 820,000.
Craig Varnell:
Jonathan Duhamel: 
Varnell was trailing but took a big lead on 
with a pair of nines and a flush draw. The turn was a and the river a and he made a boat to bust the former WSOP Main Event champ.
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Craig Varnell opened for 300,000, Shaome Yang called all in for slightly less on the button and big blind Maxime Heroux called. On the turn, the board read 
and Heroux bet out Varnell. Heroux showed 
for tens full and Yang tabled . He needed the last ace but the river was a brick, eliminating him.
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