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It's taken a while to get the players seated at the final table, color up some of the yellow (1,000) chips, and have the players sign release forms and fill out bios for tomorrow's final table.
It's not known yet whether or not this table will be broadcast over the web in the Bluff Sequestarium. Bluff may not make that decision until tomorrow.
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Simultaneously with Matusow's bustout, but at the other table --
Bertrand Grospellier raises under the gun to 50,000, and Lars Bonding calls from the big blind. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card is the , Bonding bets 100,000, and Grospellier calls. Bonding shows for a ten-high straight, and Grospellier mucks. Bonding takes the pot.
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Mike Matusow raises from the button to 60,000, Devin Porter moves all in from the small blind, and Matusow calls with . Porter shows , and Matusow will need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Porter's kings hold up to win the pot. Mike Matusow is eliminated in 11th place, earning $21,435.
The final ten players redraw for seats at the final table, and play will continue until one more player is eliminated.
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Humberto Brenes moves all in from the small blind for 173,000, and Mike Matusow calls from the big blind with . Brenes shows , and it's a race situation. The flop comes , and Brenes starts singing to the queen, which gives him the lead with a higher pair. The last two cards are , and Brenes entertains the thick crowd of spectators as he collects the pot. Matusow just quietly seethes.
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Alex Bolotin raises under the gun to 50,000, and Devin Porter calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Porter moves all in, and Bolotin folds. Porter takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 500,000. Bolotin is down to about 160,000.
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Lars Bonding moves all in under the gun, and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier calls with . Bonding shows , and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Bonding doubles up to 330,000 in chips.
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Francois Safieddine raises to 60,000, and John Phan calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Safieddine moves all in for 231,000, and Phan thinks for several minutes before he folds. Safieddine takes the pot.
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Alex Outhred
Alex Outhred is all in with against Alex Bolotin's . The board comes , and Outhred picks up a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further than that. Alex Outhred is eliminated in 12th place, earning $21,435.