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Paul Snead raises from middle position to 3,500 and is called by the small blind. On a flop of , the small blind checks and Snead puts his opponent all-in. The small blind calls and flips over for top two pair. Snead shows the for a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the , leaving Snead with just 4 outs to make his straight. The on the river completes Snead's hand, sending his opponent home. Snead now has over 100,000 chips.
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A player in middle position min. raised and Brandi Hawbaker called from her big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Brandi checked, her opponent bet 3K, and Brandi called. The river was the . Brandi checked and her opponent checked. She showed and her opponent flashed the and mucked.
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Andy Bloch
Andy Bloch has just been eliminated. With only 300 in chips, he antes for 100, then puts the rest of his chips in with J-3. Unfortunately for Andy, his opponent had pocket Queens and flopped a set.
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Andy Bloch has just been crippled, losing a huge pot with pocket Tens. He got it almost all in against a player holding Ace-Queen and is now down to 300 in chips after an Ace hit the flop.
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UTG, Phil made it 4,200 to go and the action folded around to the small blind. While his opponent considered a decision, Phil announced "I'm ready to gamble with you." The small blind made the call and the flop came . The small blind attempted to make a bet, but Phil beat him to the pot, demonstrating one of his "insta-shoves." The small blind called and Phil turned over , for a royal flush draw. The small blind showed the for ace high.
The turn was the , and the river completed Phil's flush. "Phil Hellmuth actually outdraws somebody," said Hellmuth afterwards.
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John Gale got involved in a three-way hand with Phil Hellmuth and a player who pushed all-in preflop UTG. His outdrew Phil's pocket nines and the all-in player's when the board came . Gale added 12,000 to his stack.
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The field has whittled down from 1,531 to just under 250. Still alive are twin brothers Derek and Aaron Lerner, who each have over 40,000 in chips. A pair of twins at the final table would certainly make things interesting; we'll keep you posted on their progress.