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Alan Gould raised and faced a shove from Troy Peterson seated in the big blind for 355,000. After some consideration, Gould made the call:
Troy Peterson: Q♦2♦
Alan Gould: A♦K♠
Gould had the best hand but the board brought J♥7♥J♦2♥6♥ to give two pair to Peterson along with the needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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900,000
305,000
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305,000 |
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760,000
345,000
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345,000 |
Brian Brenneke jammed from under the gun for 560,000. Fredrick Avery to his left three-bet all-in for approximately 1,500,000, then Lawrence Rabie in the cutoff went into the tank before folding what he later said was A♣K♣.
Rajendra Ajmani on the button struggled to make a decision as well. The clock was called and his hand was folded at the end of the 30-second countdown. He said he had QxQx.
Brian Brenneke: K♠Q♥
Fredrick Avery: A♦A♠
While Rabie and Ajmani were more than happy to see that they folded against aces, the low board of 7♠9♥4♥6♣5♣ didn't change anything and Brenneke was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,950,000
855,000
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855,000 |
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910,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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850,000
685,000
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685,000 |
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Jason Sell raised to 110,000 in early position, Yvonne Alton flatted on the button, and Elan Lepovic three-bet shoved for 1,365,000 in the small blind to put himself at risk.
Sell thought for a moment before folding and Alton counted out her chips before making the call.
Elan Lepovic: K♦K♣
Yvonne Alton: K♠Q♥
The board ran out 4♠A♥6♠6♣3♠ and Lepovic's pair of kings held to secure him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,940,000
2,165,000
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2,165,000 |
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2,000,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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1,625,000
600,000
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600,000 |
Zal Irani raised to 105,000 from the hijack, and Yoon Kim called to see the flop. The flop was 2♦10♥8♥, and Irani bet 120,000. Kim raised to 325,000, and Irani made the call.
The turn 10♦ had Irani check, and Kim moved all in for 500,000. Irani folded face up A♥J♥ for the flush draw, and Yoon showed 8♣8♠ for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,605,000
735,000
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735,000 |
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1,515,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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1,500,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,480,000
1,420,000
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1,420,000 |
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1,385,000
505,000
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505,000 |
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1,200,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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1,040,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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750,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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660,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Ranjit Randhawa raised under the gun, Nate Castro announced all in from the big blind, Randhawa called.
Ranjit Randhawa: K♥Q♦
Nate Castro: 6♣6♠
The flop came Q♥8♠8♥, the 10♣ moved Randhawa one step closer to victory but the 6♦ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.
The very next hand:
Action folded to Nate Castro in the small blind who put the big blind John Dreux all in, Dreux called.
John Dreux: A♥8♣
Nate Castro: 9♥9♣
The board ran out 8♦5♥3♥2♣7♦, and Dreux was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,000,000
820,000
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820,000 |
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Gregory Miller opened to 125,000 and it folded to Josef Gulas in the big blind who opted to call.
Both checked on the 2♠4♣9♠ flop and a K♠ showed up on the turn. This time Gulas check-called Miller for 200,000.
The river was the Q♦ and they checked. Miller tabled A♣K♦ for apair of kings but Gulas held K♣2♥ for two pair and he received the pot to climb to almost 4 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,970,000
1,920,000
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1,920,000 |
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1,360,000
740,000
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740,000 |
Scotty Nguyen in the cutoff and Robert Dugan in the small blind moved all-in with approximately 1,200,000 each.
Robert Dugan: A♠K♣
Scotty Nguyen: K♦K♠
Dugan flopped two pair on K♥A♣8♠, but Nguyen hit a set and kept the lead on the 2♠ turn and the 5♦ river. Dugan was slightly covered, so he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,500,000
1,830,000
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1,830,000 |
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Jeffrey Coffin moved all in for 520,000 from the hijack position, and Roger McDow made the call from the big blind with a monster stack.
Jeffrey Coffin : A♥10♣
Roger McDow: 6♥6♦
The board came out with 8♦6♠10♦7♥6♣, and quad sixes were good for McDow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,700,000
2,360,000
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2,360,000 |
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Guy Cicconi moved all in under the run for 335,000 and Shawn Van Asdale reshoved on the button for just over 600,000.
Guy Cicconi: A♥2♦
Shawn Van Asdale: Q♣Q♥
The flop came Q♠5♣7♥, improving Van Asdale to a set of queens and leaving Cicconi nearly drawing dead.
"I don't think I'm going to escape this one," said Cicconi as he began to stand up.
The 3♥ turn gave him some hope with outs to a gutshot but the 3♦ rolled off on the river to send him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,065,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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Busted |