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Alex Foxen opened to 60,000 on the button with 5♠5♥ and Brandon Wilson called in the big blind with J♣6♦.
Wilson checked on the flop of 3♦5♣2♦ and Foxen continued for 80,000. Wilson called. Wilson checked again on the J♦ turn and Foxen sized up to 235,000. Wilson called.
Wilson checked once more on the 10♠ river and Foxen put him to the test by betting 643,000 to put Wilson all in. Wilson called with his top pair and saw the bad news as he was eliminated by "Foxy."
Level: 42
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
Thomas Boivin has triumphed in his match-up with Barak Wisbrod and will now move on to the quarterfinals, where he will play either Alex Foxen or Brandon Wilson.
Check out the updated bracket here.
Biao Ding was once again all in against Daniel Negreanu, this time with a stack of 322,000.
Biao Ding: A♦10♠
Daniel Negreanu: K♠Q♠
Ding stayed ahead with ace-high as the board ran out 5♦9♥9♠3♦8♦ to earn him another double through the Poker Hall of Famer and vlogger.
Biao Ding moved all in for 171,000 on the button, and Daniel Negreanu called, looking to end the match.
Biao Ding: K♠9♠
Daniel Negreanu: 7♥5♥
The A♣2♥4♦ flop kept the standings as they were, but Negreanu did pick up a flush draw on the J♥ turn.
Alas, the K♦ river only served to give Ding a pair, seeing him double up and the match continue.
On a flop of 3♣10♣J♠, Biao Ding checked from the big blind and Daniel Negreanu bet 25,000 from the button with a mystery hand. Ding called.
Ding checked again on the 7♣ turn and Negreanu sized up to 100,000. Ding called. Ding checked once more on the 6♦ river and Negreanu bet 225,000. Ding called and Negreanu showed Q♦J♣ to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
Daniel Negreanu limped in on the button, and Biao Ding checked in the big blind.
The dealer provided a J♠A♣10♣ flop, which saw Ding check-called a bet of 25,000, before the J♦ turn checked through.
Ding checked for a third time on the 9♥ river before paying off a bet of 65,000.
Negreanu tabled A♥4♠, which had Ding's K♣6♣ soundly beaten.
Level: 41
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 0
Brandon Wilson limped in on the button with K♦10♥, and Alex Foxen checked behind with 9♣8♣.
Both players checked on the 8♥5♣8♦ flop, and once again on the 2♠ turn. The 10♦ completed the board.
The passivity on previous streets prompted Foxen to lead out for 40,000, and Wilson responded with a raise to 140,000. Foxen went into the tank, utilising his time extensions before three-betting all in, with the covering stack.
Wilson correctly surmised that he wasn't ahead and folded.
The action was joined with 40,000 already in the pot, and Biao Ding check-called a bet of 20,000 from Daniel Negreanu on the K♥7♠8♠ flop.
Ding check-called for a second time on the A♦ turn, this time for an increased 80,000.
The 5♠ completed the board, and Ding led out for 200,000, which Negreanu called.
Ding had been caught bluffing with 10♠9♣, and Negreanu had a straight with his 6♥4♦.