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On a board reading , Michael Segal bets out 3600. A player in late position moves all in for 5225 more, sending Segal into the tank. After much thought, Segal tosses his cards face-up into the muck, revealing the .
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Andy Black UTG raises, a middle-position player calls and the button moves all-in. Andy calls but the MP folds. Andy shows K-K, the button shows Q-Q and the flop comes A-J-J... and the middle-position player who folded faints because, of course, he folded J-J.
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Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi knows how to win with any two cards. The Grinder limped into a pot with , and the action folded around to the small blind, who moved all in for 1700. Mizrachi made the call, saying "you're winning" to his opponent, who showed . The board came , and The Grinder took down the pot, eliminating his opponent with a pair of 4's.
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The player under the gun limps and the button makes it 625. Phil Hellmuth bumps it to 1,200 in the small blind and the BB and UTG fold. The button goes all in and Hellmuth thinks about it as the break starts. He eventually folds and is down to 7,800.
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Phil Hellmuth takes the pot with trip Aces and now has 9400 in chips. This is the sixth event he has entered in so far in search of his eleventh bracelet.
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Preflop, Brandi Hawbaker makes it 900 in late position. The small blind pushes for 3,020 more and she calls. She's got A-J to her opponent's A-K, but hits to knock out her hapless opponent. She says afterward that she was embarrassed to call and felt bad about doing so.
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Court Harrington took advantage of a technicality, knocking two players out of the tournament with a set of 8's. Here's how it played out:
A player in early position moved all in for 1000 and Court reraised to 3200. The action folded to the small blind who attempted to move all in, but his bet was ruled a call by the dealer, enabling Court to see the flop without calling another bet. The flop came , and the small blind moved all in for his last 1200. Court called immediately, turning over for a set, which held up when the turn and river brought the , . The small blind turned over and the original raiser showed . Court now has about 13,000 chips.