Action folded to Dominique Malpelli in the small blind and he raised to put [Removed:163] all in from the big blind for his last 1,875. Sheikh made the call to put himself at risk with the . Malpelli held the .
The board came and Sheikh finished with a king-high straight to win the pot. He moved back to over 4,000 in chips with the double.
Phil Hellmuth opened with a raise from under the gun to 1,800. Edouard Mignot three-bet from the button to 4,125 and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth then checked in the dark and the flop came down . Mignot checked behind.
The turn was the and Hellmuth quickly led for 3,000. Mignot quickly called. The river was the and both players checked almost instantly.
Hellmuth tabled the to beat Mignot's and win the pot.
[Removed:163] was all in against Serge Chechin with the . Chechin held the . After the board ran out , Sheikh doubled up.
On the very next hand, Chechin moved all in for 8,225 and Sheikh reraised all in for 10,325. Everyone else folded and it was Sheikh's versus Chechin's . The board ran through and Chechin doubled back.
David "ODB" Baker put Valerie Robein all in on the turn of the board. Robein made the call with the , but was drawing dead against the for Baker who had flopped middle set.
The river completed the board with the and ended Robein's tournament short of the money. Baker collected the pot and moved to 125,000 in chips.
Mikko Turtiainen moved all in from the button for 6,175. Paul Guichard called from the big blind holding the , but was dominated by Turtiainen's . The board ran out and Turtiainen doubled up.
Current World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader and Octo-Niner Greg Merson was just eliminated. He was all in preflop with the against John Tabatabai's .
On the final board of , Romain Chauvassagne checked and Yury Gulyy bet 3,500. Chauvassagne check-raised all in for 13,450 and Gulyy tank-called. Chauvassagne showed the for the nut flush and Gulyy mucked his hand.