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Eli Likes Triple Draw
2-7 Triple Draw:
Tom Dwan raised from the cutoff, David Oppenheim made it three bets, Eli Elezra called from the small blind, Dwan four-bet, and both Oppenheim and Elezra called. Each player drew two cards. Elezra checked, Dwan checked, Oppenheim bet, and both Elezra and Dwan called.
On the second draw Elezra and Dwan took two while Oppenheim drew one. Elezra checked, Dwan checked, Oppenheim bet, Elezra called and Dwan called.
On the third draw Elezra drew two while Dwan and Oppenheim drew one apiece. Elezra checked, Dwan bet, Oppenheim called and Elezra called.
Elezra showed 9-7-6-3-2, and both Dwan and Oppenheim mucked. He dragged the 154,000 pot and increased his stack to 330,000.
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Adam Friedman - 20th Place
2-7 Triple Draw
Adam Friedman was all in after the second draw vs. Matt Glantz. Glantz made 8-5-4-3-2 on the third draw and Friedman rolled his eyes and mucked as he headed to the rail in 20th place.
Sam Farha and Tom Schneider went to their third draw with a sizable pot up for grabs. Farha turned to the reporter and said, "Write this down, I never do this... I bet dark," before firing out a bet. Schneider called.
Farha then looked at the card he drew and flipped it over before tossing it in. It was a queen and he drew another card for his third and final draw. Schneider drew one as well. Farha then said, "Write this down, I never do this either... I check dark."
Schneider wasn't having any of Farha's show, and he bet. Farha took a peek and called out of disgust. Schneider showed him the nuts and it sent Farha walking up and down the aisle.
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Amnon Filippi was involved in a hand with Sam Farha. After the flop came down, Filippi bet the pot and only had 2,500 behind. Farha just called. After the turn came, Filippi fired his last 2,500 and Farha mucked. Farha's hand hit the muck, but the table was confused why he folded to such a small bet.
There was a dealer standing behind the dealer at the table waiting to push and he claimed that he saw Farha's cards. The cards were then pulled out of the muck and exposed. Amnon was furious that Farha's hand was dead and his hand should be in the muck. He thought that Farha would be allowed the chance to call now. Farha on the other hand was upset that his hand was pulled from the muck and exposed.
High profile players matched with the stress and competition of the World Series of Poker can really bring out the fire in people.
Brandon Adams raised to 10,500 from the hijack and William McMahan called on the button. The flop was . Adams moved all in for 23,900 and McMahan called.
Adams:
McMahan:
The turn was the , the river was the and Adams took it down with two pair, doubling his stack to 65,000.
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Doyle Brunson - 21st Place
Pot-limit Omaha:
Several players limped in, including Doyle Brunson in the small blind. William McMahan raised to 15,000 from the big blind, the limpers folded, Brunson moved all in for 19,300 and McMahan called.
Brunson:
McMahan:
The flop was , pairing McMahan's queen and giving Brunson the nut flush draw. The turn, though was the and the river the . McMahan's kings and queens took it down and Brunson was bounced in 21st place.
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Scott Seiver - 22nd Place
Pot-limit Omaha:
On a flop of Scott Seiver bet 15,000 and Johnny Chan called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Seiver moved all in and Chan called.
Chan showed for kings full of eights and Seiver mucked. He'll take home $16,142 for 22nd place.
After the hand, Chan moved into the chip lead with 490,000.
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Nikolay Evdakov - 24th Place
No-limit hold'em:
Amnon Filippi limped in, Nikolay Evdakov limped, Johnny Chan raised to 20,000 from the small blind, Filippi folded and Evdakov called. The flop was . Chan bet 50,000, Evdakov moved all in for 54,700 and Chan called.
Evdakov
Chan
Evdakov led on the flop, but the fell on the turn, giving the lead to Chan. The river was the and Evdakov was eliminated in 24th place. He'll take home $16,142 for his efforts.
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. Adams moved all in for 23,900 and McMahan called. 
, the river was the 
and Adams took it down with two pair, doubling his stack to 65,000.
, pairing McMahan's queen and giving Brunson the nut flush draw. The turn, though was the 
and the river the 
. McMahan's kings and queens took it down and Brunson was bounced in 21st place.
Scott Seiver bet 15,000 and Johnny Chan called. The turn was the 
. Seiver moved all in and Chan called. 
for kings full of eights and Seiver mucked. He'll take home $16,142 for 22nd place. 
. Seiver won the main pot, Glantz won the side pot, and Brown was eliminated.
and Evdakov was eliminated in 24th place. He'll take home $16,142 for his efforts.