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Justin Scott
Justin Scott and Matt Matros just tangled in a big hand that saw Scott's tournament life hanging in the balance. Scott was all in before the flop against Matros and the players showed:
Scott:
Matros:
Matros had the dominating hand and both players caught top pair on the flop. The turn was a relative blank, falling the , but the river was the and completed Scott's flush. He doubled to roughly 800,000 chips on the hand and left Matros with just over 725,000.
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Robin Larsson raised to 36,000 from early position before Alex Outhred, from the big blind, reraised enough to put his opponent all in. Larsson made the call.
Larsson:
Outhred:
The board ran out and although Larsson made trips on the river, Outhred held a full house to take the pot and send Larsson to the exit.
Shamus
Joshua Freeman (from Day 4)
A short-stacked Andy Witek was all in with and found himself unfortunately pitted against Joshua Freeman's . The flop of put Witek ahead, but the on the turn gave Freeman a better pair. The river was the , and Witek is out. Freeman was up to 1.09 million after that one.
Freeman's good fortune didn't last long, though. Soon afterwards he had another shorter-stacked player, Vito Branciforte, all in on a flop of . Freeman had for a set of sevens, but Branciforte had for the better set. No case seven came to save Freeman on the turn or river, and he fell back down to 365,000. Branciforte, meanwhile, vaults up to 1.15 million.
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Alexander Kostritsyn from Day 4
Before the flop Brent Sheirbon raised to 37,000 from under the gun and Alexander Kostritsyn reraised to 100,000. Sheirbon made the call and when the flop came Sheirbon immediately moved all in.
Kostritsyn looked at the dealer and to make sure he'd heard correctly asked, "Is he all in?" The dealer confirmed that fact and Alex announced that he called, showing to Sheribon's . The board ran out and after taking some hits earlier in the day Kostritsyn doubled up.
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Steve Pestal
From early position, Kellen Hunter made it 28,000 to go. Action folded to Steve Pestal in the big blind, who reraised all in for 170,000. Hunter made the call and both players opened their hands.
Hunter:
Pestal:
Pestal had Hunter dominated, but the rug was pulled out from under him when the flop came down . Pestal needed an ace or a jack on the turn, and got it when the turn was the . The river was a harmless . Pestal doubled up to about 390,000; Hunter dropped to 630,000.
"Were you nervous after the queen hit?" another player asked Pestal.
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Andrew Teng
Andrew Teng limped in from UTG, Jeff Madsen raised to 31,000 from the button and Teng called. The flop was . Teng checked, Madsen bet 50,000 and Teng called. The turn was the . Teng checked, Madsen bet 81,000 and Teng called again. The river was the . Teng checked a third time, Madsen bet 145,000 and Teng called.
Madsen showed for a bluff, while Teng raked in the pot with for trip queens.
Teng is up to 1.1 million while Madsen slipped to 500,000.
Shamus
Brandon Cantu raised to 42,000 from the button. As Cantu announced he was raising, Phil Hellmuth already was pulling back his small blind, essentially indicating his intention to call. He did call, the big blind folded, and Hellmuth said he was checking in the dark on the flop.
The flop came . Cantu bet 40,000, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the . Hellmuth checked, Cantu bet 100,000, and Hellmuth instacalled.
The river was the . Hellmuth paused a beat, then tapped the table indicating his check. Cantu announced "All in," and Hellmuth called immediately, turning over for the club flush. Cantu mucked.
"That's why I throw it away, boys!" crowed Hellmuth, referring to the recent hand in which he let go of . "That's why!"
Hellmuth is now up to 718,000, while Cantu still has 1.7 million.
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Evan Jarvis - Eliminated
The main event run of Evan Jarvis has just come to end. Jarvis tangled up with Andrew Rosskamm in a hand that saw Jarvis's untimely elimination.
Jarvis got all his chips in before the flop holding but ran into the of Rosskamm.
The board helped neither player as it came and Jarvis was eliminated. Rosskamm now commands a stack just shy of 2,000,000.
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flop. The turn was a relative blank, falling the 
, but the river was the 
and completed Scott's flush. He doubled to roughly 800,000 chips on the hand and left Matros with just over 725,000.
and although Larsson made trips on the river, Outhred held a full house to take the pot and send Larsson to the exit.
. The flop of 
on the turn gave Freeman a better pair. The river was the 
, and Witek is out. Freeman was up to 1.09 million after that one.
for a set of sevens, but Branciforte had 
Sheirbon immediately moved all in.
and after taking some hits earlier in the day Kostritsyn doubled up.
. The river was a harmless 
. Pestal doubled up to about 390,000; Hunter dropped to 630,000.
. Teng checked a third time, Madsen bet 145,000 and Teng called. 
. Cantu bet 40,000, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the 
. Hellmuth paused a beat, then tapped the table indicating his check. Cantu announced "All in," and Hellmuth called immediately, turning over 
but ran into the 
of Rosskamm.
.