The dealer announced a seat open over on table 666 and Toronto's Demosthenes Kiriopoulos was the one waiting for the payout runner. In a multi-way pot, his Q♣Q♠ had found their master in the A♣A♥ of Brian Hawkins as the aces held on a board of 8♥8♣4♣6♠7♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,150,000
685,000
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685,000 |
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Busted |
Jean Lhuillier raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Rudy Cervantes called on the button. David Wintersberger then three-bet to 300,000 in the big blind and Lhuillier folded. Cervantes, though, moved all in for 810,000 and Wintersberger snap-called.
Rudy Cervantes: 9♦9♠ 
David Wintersberger: 10♠10♥
Cervantes was dominated by Wintersberger's better pocket pair and found no help on the K♦3♠6♦8♣5♣ board as he was sent to the rail.
At the same time at another table, action folded to Ren Lin who raised to 100,000 in the small blind. Nicholas Howard then three-bet to 275,000.
Lin reraised to 600,000 and Howard quickly folded.
"Show the bluff," a tablemate said.
"$200 cash," Lin replied as, with no money forthcoming, he mucked his cards facedown.
"No cameras, no bluff. Aces. That's the last time you'll three-bet me," Lin told Howard as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
1,145,000
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1,145,000 |
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3,200,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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1,600,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Phil Ivey's run in the Main Event just came to an end at the hands of Zakhar Galper, and the table filled in the details.
According to a player at the table, Galper raised before Ivey jammed for 400,000 with two jacks. Galper called with AxQx and the flop came Kx9x9x. The A♠ fell on the turn to give Galper the lead with two pair, and Ivey couldn't hit his two-outer on the river to stay alive as the 11-time bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
350,000
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350,000 |
|
Busted | |
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After loosing most of his stack in a previous bad beat, Adrian Mateos was all in for 255,000 from middle position and was called by James Tian to his direct left.
Adrian Mateos: 2♥2♣
James Tian: 7♦7♣
The 8♦5♣J♣A♠Q♥ runout didn't improve Mateos, and his time in the main event came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
360,000
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360,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Jonathan Little was on the button and got his last 500,000 in the middle against Kyosuke Nagami in the small blind.
Jonathan Little: AxQx
Kyosuke Nagami: A♣K♠
Little was dominated as the 9♦8♠8♣ flop left open the possibility of a chop. The 6♥ turn was no help, while the 2♣ fell on the river to mark the end of Little's Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
1,875,000
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1,875,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Jerome Zerbib opened to 60,000 from early position and Richard Dixon shoved for his last 260,000 from the hijack. Action folded back around to Zerbib, who verified the amount and stuck in a call to put Dixon at risk.
Richard Dixon: 5♥5♦
Jerome Zerbib: Q♥10♥
The 10♠4♠J♣K♥J♠ runout paired Zerbib's ten to leave him best and Dixon was eliminated.
"That guy's my coach," Zerbib said as he pointed to fellow tablemate Ren Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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1,125,000
235,000
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235,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
There were already around 350,000 chips in the pot on the turn with the board reading A♠2♥5♠2♦ when Dennis Ng checked, and David Miscikowski fired 160,000. Ng then made a very small raise to 325,000, and Miscikowski called.
A K♥ filled out the board on the river and Ng shoved for 505,000. Miscikowski thought about it a while and elected to call, which put Ng at risk.
Ng sheepishly turned over 8♠6♦ for eight-high, and Miscikowski revealed A♦J♦ for a pair of aces, which eliminated Ng.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
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|
3,600,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
2,200,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
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|
1,000,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
900,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
800,000
1,360,000
|
1,360,000 |
|
Busted | |
Alejandro Lococo was all in for 810,000 from the big blind, against Raymond Xu on the button.
Alejandro Lococo: K♠K♣
Raymond Xu: A♠A♦
A Q♣3♣A♥ flop was not looking good for Lococo as Xu flopped a set.
The 9♥ turn sealed his fate and he stood from the table as the dealer placed the K♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,585,000
2,280,000
|
2,280,000 |
|
Busted | |
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The action folded to Jim Reid in the small blind and he pushed all-in for Antoine Saout to call with the covering stack from the big blind.
Jim Reid: 3♣3♠
Antoine Saout: K♠Q♦
Reid asked for low cards but then asked for clubs on the Q♣J♣5♣ flop. That came with the 2♣ turn to leave Saout drawing dead to win the pot, as the 2♠ river paired the board. Reid asked for 405,000 and Saout was left with 120,000.
One hand later, Saout jammed for 120,000 in the small blind and Diogo Veiga called in the big blind.
Antoine Saout: Q♠7♣
Diogo Veiga: A♣J♥
The 9♣4♠2♦10♠10♣ board missed both players and ace-jack dealt the final blow. Saout had reached the WSOP Main Event final table in Las Vegas including a third place for $3,479,669 in 2009.
Reid then declared he had used his one time, to which Oren Haziza replied "oh, you get a new one tomorrow".
"You get a one time every day? I didn't know that ... you learn something every day," Reid finished the conversation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,975,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,600,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
1,400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
875,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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|
840,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
570,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
James Reid raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Diogo Veiga called on the button. Alexandros Michas then moved all in for 700,000 in the big blind, Reid called, and Veiga folded.
Alexandros Michas: 5♥5♠
James Reid: A♥A♦
Reid has woken up with aces to leave Michas at serious risk of elimination, and no help was forthcoming on the 8♣Q♣7♠J♠4♣ as Michas was sent to the rail.
"I had sevens," Veiga said, admitting he would've hit a set to win the pot had he played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
|
500,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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Busted | |
