against the 
of his opponent.Galfond got no help from the
board and was sent packing.
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against the of his opponent.Galfond got no help from the
board and was sent packing.
flop Kevin Saul bet 3,500 after his opponent checked. She then raised to 11,500 and Saul moved all in. She made the call and her 
were well ahead of Saul's 
. The fell on the turn and when the 
hit on the river Saul jokingly said, "Queen!", even though pairing his queen didn't give him the winning hand."That's a bad beat" his opponent said, appreciating the joke, and Saul is now down to 11,000.
. Liu rolled over 
for a turned set, besting his opponent's 
for a flopped set. The river was the 
and Liu doubled to 22,000.
and Crane held 
. An ace flopped for Brown, but it came along with two clubs. The turn blanked, but the river was another club and gave Crane a flush.Brown is out of the tournament.
The flop is
and everyone checks.The turn is
and the small blind bets 2,800. The big blind folds and Thierry calls.The river is
and the small blind bets 3,800. Thierry calls and shows , but his opponent has . Thierry still has 32,000 after the hand, though.
The flop came
before Shulman called a 3,000 bet. The turn
prompted an all-in bet of 11,000 that Shulman called holding 
for trip aces. His opponent flipped over 
for two pair.The river came
eliminating Shulman's opponent while he enjoys his new stack of 45,000.
Lechich checked it over to his opponent who quickly moved all in. Lechich thought for a few moments before folding his hand, flashing the . It proved to be a very solid laydown, as his opponent revealed 
for a set of fours!Lechich is still in good shape with 22,400 chips.
vs. Suhail Falchouri's . The board ran out 
and Craig doubled up to just over 20,000.
, a middle position player check-raised all in after Svetlana Gromenkova bet 6,000. Gromenkova made the call and the players showed:Gromenkova:
Opponent:
The turn came the
which helped neither player. Gromenkova was probably looking for a heart for the win, but the that hit the river was just as good. She sent another player to the rail and chipped up to about 52,000 in the process.
