Level 29
Esther Taylor: 
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John Monnette: /
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John Monnette bet on fifth and sixth streets and was called by Esther Taylor, who had 10,000 left heading to seventh.
As Taylor was being dealt her final card, it hit her chips in the middle and flipped over, exposing the 
. Monnette argued that the card should be shuffled back in the deck, while Taylor said she was going to flip the card over anyway.
A tournament official had to be called over and the clock paused as the situation was resolved. The floor ruled in Monnette's favor, saying the card had to be replaced.
Both players checked and Monnette showed 
for two pair. Taylor had 
and mucked.
"That's as bad a ruling as I've ever seen," Peder Berge said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,800,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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10,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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- folded
for a pair of sixes and an eight-seven low, while Berge showed 
for a pair of queens and a seven-four low to scoop the pot and eliminate Fuchs.
from his very short stack, then from another short stack, Carol Fuchs raised with the 
and folded, as did Fuchs who caught the 
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for trip aces. Hoang had a flush draw with 
on seventh to send over a double up.
before wishing the table good luck.
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for his flush, however, Hoang then turned over the 
