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From early position, JC Tran moved all in for 19,500 and action folded round to Quyen Phan in the big blind, and she called.
Tran: 
Phan: 
The dealer spread a 
board, and Tran was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
137,700
|
137,700 |
|
Eliminé |
Antonio Esfandiari was all in from under the gun for 63,500 with 
, facing Daniel Alaei's 
from the next seat over.
The board came down 
, safe for Esfandiari to double up with his pair of sevens.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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|
136,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
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Over on the secondary feature table, Steve Billirakis made it 6,500 to go from early position and Jans Arends three-bet to 19,000. Phil Hellmuth four-bet to 50,000 and left himself 500 behind out of the blinds, which forced out Billirakis. Arends moved all in and Hellmuth called.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Jans Arends: 
Hellmuth was in prime shape to score another double soon after the previous one, and the 
flop was no threat. On the turn, Hellmuth only had to fear the remaining three nines in the deck, however, the 
fell on the river and that ended Hellmuth's bid for another deep run in the Main Event.
The record 14-time WSOP bracelet winner left the table with a smile on his face and shook hands with all opponents before leaving the feature table area.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
246,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
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On a flop of , Eli Elezra checked from the big blind to Guillaume Dupuy in middle position. Dupuy tossed in a bet of 9,000 and Elezra check-raised all in for a little over 90,000. Dupuy went into the tank and Elezra gave a little speech.
"Just let it go, I have you beat," he said. "They always call when I say that," he continued with a laugh.
Indeed Dupuy called and Elezra also had him beat. Elezra showed for two pair but Dupuy had outs with 
. The turn brought the and Dupuy made a straight to jump into the lead. The 
on the river bricked off and Elezra exited the tournament area just before players went on break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
427,000
156,100
|
156,100 |
|
Eliminé | |
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Samuel Bernabeu raised to 9,000 from middle position, the player in the cutoff called, and Ferenc Deak three-bet shoved for 236,500 from the button. Bernabeu called and the cutoff folded.
Deak showed 
, racing with Bernabeu's 
.
The board came down 
, giving Deak kings and fours to double through Bernabeu, who could have been the first player to crack 1.5 million had he won the race.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,140,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
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|
492,000
328,400
|
328,400 |
Jonathan Hilton opened to 9,000 and Andrew Brown three-bet to 23,000. The action returned to Hilton, and he made it 80,000 to go.
Brown flatted, and when the flop landed 
, Hilton bet out 50,000. Brown shoved, and Hilton called all in for 281,500.
Jonathan Hilton:
Andrew Brown:
The turn and river landed 
and 
, and a monster cooler saw Hilton double through to 730,000.
Shortly after, the remaining chips of Brown went to James Obst and he left the table with, "Put my chips to good use, that's all I ask for."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
120,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
Nicklaus Thompson raised to 8,000 from the hijack and Steffen Sontheimer was next to act in the cutoff. Sontheimer three-bet to 25,000. Action folded back to Thompson who asked how much Sontheimer was playing. Thompson then put Sontheimer all in and Sontheimer snap-called.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Nicklaus Thompson:
The board ran out 
to eliminate Sontheimer from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
481,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
356,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
69,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Eric Hicks has been one of the bright personalities of this year's Main Event and once again he provided some excitement for those around him. Hicks raised to 11,000 from the hijack and the button three-bet to 27,500. The action was back on Hicks who made the call as the flop came .
Hicks checked to his opponent who continued for 25,500. Hicks check-raised to 120,000 and his opponent went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually moved all in for around 275,000 and Hicks groaned but still made the call. The button flipped over for two pair while Hicks held 
for top pair and a flush draw.
The turn was the 
and Hicks jumped for joy. "Yahtzee!" he screamed, but there was still one card to come. The river was the 
and the nut flush for Hicks sent his opponent to the rail. "What took you so long with ace-ten?" he asked as his opponent walked away.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Rizziero Osso made it 9,000 to go and Daniel Alaei three-bet to 28,000. Lars Gronning called in the big blind and Osso folded. On the 
flop, Gronning check-raised from 37,000 to 150,000 and Alaei moved all in for 263,000. A quick call by Gronning followed, who had Alaei covered by not even two big blinds.
Daniel Alaei:
Lars Gronning:
The turn and the river changed nothing whatsoever and Alaei scored a big double. Gronning busted shortly after.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
594,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
