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The following players have gone bust between 54th and 50th place, and each took home a $11,323 payday for their deep run.
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Busted | |
Matt Haugen, in the cutoff, shoved for 335,000 over a raise from Kunal Patel. Patel made the call.
Patel: 
Haugen: 
Patel won the race when the board came 
, and he may be the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,500,000
1,260,000
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1,260,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
A flop of 
hit the board and with a huge pot already developed Laz Hernandez heaped a stack forward for a bet of 108,000.
Mike "Mad Dog" Arrington didn't waste much time before announcing himself all in, and the bet turned out to for 366,000 total.
The camera crews on hand to record this World Poker Tour Main Event Championship readied themselves to capture the clash, and Laz went into the tank to figure out where he stood. Soon enough, Laz actually did stand up and he stared his man down while taking a sip of water a comically undersized water bottle. Eventually, despite appearing ready to fold a few times during his tank, Hernandez suddenly announced the call, and Arrington tabled his 
with confidence after Hernandez' hesitated for so long.
"Gimme a king..." said Hernandez as he rolled over the 
. "Or a ten."
Hernandez had went for the kill but he brought a blunted blade to battle, and with no pair to speak of he was far behind heading to the turn. Fourth street came 
to leave Hernandez with one shot to spike a seven-outter, but the 
came on the river to keep Arrington out in front with top pair.
"Tell 'em he doubled through Laz..." said Hernandez with a smile, seemingly unfazed by the turn of events. Perhaps his unshaken confidence was merely a front after shipping a few stacks across the table, but after watching Laz endure the swings common to big stack bully poker, we expect him to keep shooting from the hip and going with his gut.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,425,000
-95,000
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-95,000 |
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855,000
611,500
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611,500 |
Isaac Baron pushed all in before the flop, but Frank Toscano shoved behind him with 
. Baron held only 
, and he was unable to catch up. As Toscano had him covered, he's now out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kalyan Gullapalli, Byron Kaverman, and another player got it all in before the flop, with Gullapalli being the shortest.
Gullapalli: 
Kaverman: 
Third player: 
Gullapalli flopped a set, and the hand was over by the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
419,000
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419,000 |
Matt Haugen opened for a minraise on the button, and both David Paredes and Naveh Morris came along from the blinds. Both then checked the 
flop, and Haugen bet 40,000. Only Paredes called. He followed by check-calling 80,000 on the 
, and he checked a final time on the river. Haugen moved all in for 345,000, and Paredes went deep into the tank. For about three minutes, he intermittently counted his chips and studied his opponent up and down. Haugen's only discernible movement was the blinking of his eyes. Finally, Paredes lifted his cards and threw them to the dealer.
"Bluff?" he said with a smile for his neighbor.
Haugen wouldn't say.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,580,000
-170,000
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-170,000 |
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700,000
-350,000
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-350,000 |
These are the latest eliminations we've recorded, closing out the $9,795 payout tier. You can check the payouts tab to see where each one placed, and from now on busted players will take home at least $11,323.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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A pot of 200,000 or more was piled in the middle of the table when Vladislav Mezheritsky slid a single stack of twenty baby blue T5000 chips forward for a half-pot sized bet.
The 100,000 wager was a sizable one for Mezheritsky, as he only had about 155,000 left to his name, but Merulla could afford to make the call with about 400,000 to work with.
Merulla tanked for more than three minutes before making his decision, but when he tossed a single baby blue forward for the call, Mezheritsky immediately table the nuts with 
. He had turned the wheel straight and Merulla's read proved to be off base, so he slowly cut out the chips he lost and pushed them to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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555,000
242,500
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242,500 |
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295,000
-210,000
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-210,000 |
Isaac Schachtel lost his tournament life when he ran into the 
held by Eric Wasserson.
The flop ended any thoughts of the underpair overcoming long odds, as the first three cards on board read 
. With a flopped set, Wasserson sent Schachtel to the rail while keeping himself in contention late on this third day of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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405,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
