Jesper Hougaard opened to 1,400 from early position and was met with one caller before Daniel Neilson bumped it 5,100 from the small blind.
With the action back on Hougaard, he four-bet the action to 12,000 to force the cold-caller out before Neilson committed his 24,100 total with Hougaard making the call.
Neilson:
Hougaard: {Js]
The put Hougaard in front, and when the landed on the turn, it kept him in a stronger position to knock out Neilson.
The river fell the to see Hougaard collect the pot to move to 176,500 as the Australian made his way to the rail.
We're not sure of the hand, but Tom McEvoy, who had been nursing a short stack for quite some time, was recently eliminated. McEvoy won the Main Event back in 1983 and became the first person to win who had gained entry via a satellite.
McEvoy, who is among the leading candidates for the Poker Hall of Fame, also won the 2009 WSOP Champions Invitational; unfortunately, he will not become a two-time Main Event champion this year.
Joe Reitman (still wearing that white ladies' tracksuit), opened for 1,500 from early position and the small blind moved all-in for 12,000. Reitman snap-called.
Reitman
Small Blind
Reitman's aces held up on the board, eliminating his opponent. He's up to 67,500 in chips.
Jordan Rich raised to 1,500, and only the big blind called. The flop fell , and the big blind bet out 2,500. Rich flatted quickly. The big blind continued with a 3,000-chip bet on the turn, and Rich called again. After the river put four to a straight on the board, the big blind opted to check. Rich tossed 5,000 at the scare card, but his opponent called with a shrug. "Good call," said Rich immediately. He could only shake his head and sigh when the big blind turned up to take the pot. Rich is down to 28,000.
Shannon Shorr has just eliminated an opponent to leap up the chip count leaderboard. It was Shorr's up against his opponent's with all the chips in preflop.
The board ran out and Shorr now finds himself with 133,000.
On a board of , the action was checked to Peter Feldman, who bet 4,000. His opponent called and they went to the river, which fell the . It was checked to Feldman again, and he bet 10,000. His opponent looked him up.
Feldman showed for trips and raked in the pot. He's up to 73,000.
We overheard Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh say, "I wanna see it, so I call," as she stuck in the chips to call her opponent's all-in bet. Leigh held the and her opponent the .
The flop was big for Leigh, coming down . The turn was the and the river the . Leigh won the hand with her trip kings and eliminated the player. She's now on 95,000 in chips.
We just caught Erik Seidel eliminating a short-stacked player who was all in preflop. The at-risk player put just less than 10,000 into the pot with , and Seidel was right there with , dominating and with a chance at a knockout.
The board ran , and that's that. Seidel claims his victim, stacking his chips to move up to 51,000.
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put Hougaard in front, and when the 
landed on the turn, it kept him in a stronger position to knock out Neilson.
to see Hougaard collect the pot to move to 176,500 as the Australian made his way to the rail.
board, eliminating his opponent. He's up to 67,500 in chips.
turn, and Rich called again. After the 
to take the pot. Rich is down to 28,000.
up against his opponent's 
with all the chips in preflop.
Jonathan Tamayo led out for a bet of 5,500 into a pot of roughly 12,500.
land on the river and, following his check, a bet of 24,000 follow from his opponent in which Tamayo called.
to prompt a muck from his opponent as he collected the pot to move to 101,000 in chips.
, the action was checked to Peter Feldman, who bet 4,000. His opponent called and they went to the river, which fell the 
. It was checked to Feldman again, and he bet 10,000. His opponent looked him up.
for trips and raked in the pot. He's up to 73,000.
. The turn was the 
