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Zhiwei Ang raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Jozef Berec made the call from the button. The flop came . Ang bet 10,000 and Berec made the call. The turn brought the . Ang checked and Berec bet 20,000. Ang raised all in for 100,000 and Berec made the call. The players showed:
Berec:
Ang:
The on the river hit both players, but Berec had the best of it with top two pair and Zhiwei Ang was eliminated.
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Kent Justice raised to 6,500 from under-the-gun. Avraham Bachar called from the button and Sean Roy moved all in from the small blind for 13,000 more. Kent folded but Bachar made the call. The players showed:
Bachar:
Roy:
Board:
Roy, despite having two overcards, flopping a gutshot straight draw, and turning a flush draw, missed it all and was eliminated.
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PokerNews got to tag along with Team PokerStars members such as Joe Hachem and Isabelle Mercier to get a taste of Tae Kwon Do, an ancient martial art native to Korea. The players started off slow by stretching and doing some calisthenics, but eventually were splintering wooden boards with their hands and feet, and World Champion Joe Hachem showed the willpower that propelled him to his WSOP win and punched through six boards with this bare fist.
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Action folded around to Jason Rogers in the small blind. Rogers raised all in for 16,400. The big blind, Danny Purkins, peeked down at his hole cards and then calmly called. The players showed:
Purkins:
Rogers:
Purkins made two pair as the board ran out . Jason Rogers was eliminated and Danny Purkins now commands a stack of over 75,000.
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Isabelle Mercier Scores a Clutch Double-Up
Isabelle Mercier just got a much needed boost to her stack when she picked up . After a raise from Shinhan Sid Kim from early position, Mercier re-raised all in. Sid Kim made the call and turned up his . Sid Kim flopped an inside straight draw but it never got there. Mercier's aces were best and she doubled up to just over 40,000 chips.
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Action folded around to Jozef Berec in the cutoff seat who raised to 6,500. Carl Linderson, on the button, moved all in for 26,500 total. Berec made the call. The players showed:
Berec:
Linderson:
Linderson breathed a sigh of relief when the flop came . The relief was short lived however as the dealer laid down the on the turn. The meaningless hit the river and just like that Linderson was sent packing.
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With the field getting smaller and smaller, players are likely becoming more aware that they're approaching the money. The rate of eliminations has slowed down and it appears as though the focus and and attention of the players has increased dramatically in the last 30 minutes.
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. Ang bet 10,000 and Berec made the call. The turn brought the 
. Ang checked and Berec bet 20,000. Ang raised all in for 100,000 and Berec made the call. The players showed:
on the river hit both players, but Berec had the best of it with top two pair and Zhiwei Ang was eliminated.
. Jason Rogers was eliminated and Danny Purkins now commands a stack of over 75,000.
. Sid Kim flopped an inside straight draw but it never got there. Mercier's aces were best and she doubled up to just over 40,000 chips.
