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Scott Hamilton opened the pot to 52,000 from early position, and a player smooth called before Tom Dwan squeezed them both up to 136,000. Hamilton moved all in for about 740,000 total, and that was enough to quickly fold the monkey in the middle. Dwan didn't waste any time making the call, though, putting Hamilton at risk and putting a huge pot up for grabs.
Showdown
Hamilton:
Dwan:
Let's flip a coin for, oh, 1.5 million chips, shall we?
The flop came out , and that was a fine sight indeed for Hamilton, taking a big lead with two to come.
The that turned on fourth street was a fantastically exciting card, giving Dwan his two-out set, but keeping Hamilton in the lead with Broadway.
River: (bink!)
Dwan improves to the runner-runner full house, drawing a big reaction from the players and spectators huddled around the table. In fact, the only person who didn't react was Dwan, sitting statuesquely still throughout that entire hand.
Unable to win that dramatic race, Scott Hamilton has been eliminated in 16th place, and Dwan once again has a commanding chip lead with 1.76 million.
Well, Jason Taus' bid for an incredible Day 3 comeback has finally come to an end.
Simon Watt opened the pot with a raise to 47,000, and Venkatesh Gupta three-bet all in from the cutoff seat. In the big blind, Jason Taus made the call to put himself all in, and Watt folded out of the way to let the two short stack duke it out.
Showdown
Gupta:
Taus:
The flop was a pretty decent miss for Taus as the gave him four more outs to the gutterball. The turn was a total brick, though, and Taus pleaded for his cards.
"Jack! Queen! Ace!"
But his cries fell on deaf ears. The dealer slammed the down on the river, and that was not one of the good cards for Taus.
After quite a remarkable run, Jason Taus is out in 17th place, and he seems absolutely thrilled to have made this latest pay jump. "Good job, guys. Good luck." He shook hands with his entire table, and even a few people on the rail as he gathered his belongings.
"It was a blast," Taus said as he headed for the cashier.
We have a pretty limited view of the featured table, but we did just see Jacobo Fernandez stand up and head to the payout desk. A quick check with his eliminator, Michael Smith, gives us the vital details.
He couldn't remember what Fernandez busted with, and we couldn't see the cards on the overhead camera, but Smith knocked him out with pocket jacks. The board ran out king-high, and whatever Fernandez had, it wasn't good enough to overcome two jacks.
Under the gun, Venkatesh Gupta made it 53,000 to skate before Jason Taus moved all in for 120,000 total. Venkatesh called when the table folded back around, and he was the third player to have a shot at knocking out Taus.
"I got the skanks," said Taus, rolling over . He was a hefty favorite to stay alive once again as Venkatesh tabled .
And once again, the board ran out favorably for Taus: .
That's his third double since that crippling two-outer, and he's worked himself all the way back to 300,000, just about where he was before that ill-fated hand an hour ago.
Venkatesh Gupta just had his phone ring as the dealer was pitching cards, and he folded out of turn to go answer it. When he returned, the floor gave him a warning for his actions.
"But it was my boss!" Gupta complained.
The floor man responded, "You won't have to worry if you win this."
Gupta's boss must be following along with our coverage today, because his reply was a simple one: "No, I like my job!"
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and Phillips' queens held pushing his stack to 955,000 chips.
, and that was a fine sight indeed for Hamilton, taking a big lead with two to come.
(bink!)
gave him four more outs to the gutterball. The turn 
was a total brick, though, and Taus pleaded for his cards.
. He was a hefty favorite to stay alive once again as Venkatesh tabled 
.
