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Jeff Carris
Jeff Carris raised to 61,000 from under the gun and got called by Andrew Margolis before Joseph Cutler re-raised to 254,000 from the big blind.
Carris immediately reraised all in and after Margolis folded, he turned up his hand exposing pocket aces before Cutler declared his action.
After seeing the bullets, Cutler folded and Carris got the pot along with a one-hand penalty for exposing his cards out of turn.
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Jason Somerville
Joseph Cutler raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and got called by Jeff Carris on the button and Andrew Margolis in the small blind.
When action folded back to Jason Somerville in the big blind, he shoved for 399,000 more. Cutler and Carris both folded quickly, but Margolis tanked for nearly a minute before mucking.
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Brandon Wong - 6th Place
Under the gun, Andrew Margolis came in with a raise to 55,000, and the action was on Brandon Wong. He wasted little time grabbing his whole stack of 289,000 chips and shoved them forward as the table quickly folded back around.
Margolis cut the calling chips out of his stack and gazed forlornly at Wong. After a minute or two of mental deliberation, he slammed the chips over the line, putting Wong at risk.
Showdown
Margolis:
Wong:
Wong was in the best possible shape for a double up, but disaster would come his way. Right in the door, the was visible under the dealer's hand, drawing a huge reaction from ever-increasing rail. The board would run out , locking up the pot for Margolis' two pair.
He slammed his fist down on the felt in celebration, erupting with a big, "YES!" He and Wong shook hands as the departing player wished everyone luck and headed off to the payout desk. Brandon Wong will pocket just about $40,000 for his three days' worth of work.
Margolis, meanwhile, has just inched into the chip lead with 1,550,000.
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Jeffrey Carris opened with a raise to 52,000, and Jason Somerville came along with him. The flop brought . Somerville checked, then called a bet of 55,000 from his opponent. When the turn fell the , Somerville again checked, and Carris slipped out a bet of 85,000.
True to form, Somerville tanked for a minute or so before sliding his cards toward the muck.
It seems the table is really going after Jason Somerville in this level. He's being bet out of the pots where he's the caller, and he's being reraised out of the pots that he opens. It will be interesting to see how much longer Somerville continues to yield to the pressure.
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Joseph Cutler opened up the pot from early position, slipping out a raise to 40,000. Back around to the big blind, Jason Somerville made the call, and it was heads up to the flop.
It came down , and both players checked. The turn card was the , and Somerville checked again. This time, Cutler figured it was time to bet, and he put out 65,000 chips. Somerville, in his typical deliberate style, paused for a moment before making the call.
The last card off was the , and Somerville tapped the table softly once more. Cutler counted down his own stack and shot a long gaze across the table. After a moment, he put out 177,000 more chips, enough to eventually fold Somerville and ship him the pot.
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Christopher Moore
Opening the pot from the cutoff seat, Christopher Moore raised it up to 52,000. Andrew Margolis was the lone caller from the big blind. Heads up, the flop came out . Matgolis checked, and Moore continued out with a bet of 85,000.
Margolis would sit statue still for a moment before asking Moore to count his remaining stack. Moore did so, calculating that he had 371,000 behind the bet. That was all the info Margolis needed as he sent his cards into the muck.
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Here's how the players look returning from the break:
Jeffrey Carris - 1,066,000
Andrew Margolis - 912,000
Jason Somerville - 889,000
Joseph Cutler - 676,000
Brandon Wong - 554,000
Christopher Moore - 394,000
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was visible under the dealer's hand, drawing a huge reaction from ever-increasing rail. The board would run out 
, locking up the pot for Margolis' two pair.
. Somerville checked, then called a bet of 55,000 from his opponent. When the turn fell the 
, Somerville again checked, and Carris slipped out a bet of 85,000.
. Wong led out into the raiser with a bet of 78,000, which Carris called.
, and the 
filled out the board with the two men check-checking both street. Wong rolled over 
, while Carris tabled the winning 
.
, and both players checked. The turn card was the 
