On a flop of , Daniel Negreanu checked from the small blind and the player in the big blind bet 5,000. The under the gun player called and Negreanu pushed all in for a total of 9,800. Both the big blind and the under the gun player made the call.
Since their was still action between the other players, the cards weren't revealed as the hit the turn. The big blind checked and the under the gun player bet 20,000. The big blind mucked.
Negreanu:
UTG:
Negreanu had flopped two pair but his opponent had turned a straight. In order to triple up, Negreanu needed to catch a jack or eight on the river. Unfortunately for him, the river was the and he was eliminated from the tournament.
One ace on the flop is often problematic when you have a pair of queens. Two aces on the flop makes many players breathe a little easier. Matt Keikoan got to the river in a three-way pot holding . With the board reading , Keikoan's bet of 18,600 found one caller. That player couldn't beat aces and queens, allowing Keikoan to claim the pot and increase his stack to 290,000.
We went to check on Steve Sung, and we caught him involved in a pot as we walked up. The board showed , and there was about 12,000 in the pot. Sung was leading out with 8,500 of his ~27,000 chips, and his opponent put him all in with a raise. Sung tanked and eventually called, and the cards were on their backs:
Sung:
Opponent:
Well Sung was ahead with third pair, but he needed to fade a myriad of outs in order to stay alive. Diamonds were dangerous, so were sevens and eights and nines, oh my. Let's see, what's the worst card in the deck for Sung?
River:
Yep, that one's pretty bad. That river gave the unknown opponent a jack-high straight flush, and that's going to be the last hand of Sung's day; he has been eliminated.
Patrik Antonius and his opponent got all of the chips in on a flop of . Anotnius had his opponent covered, so his tournament life wasn't at stake; although, a big portion of his chip stack was.
Antonius:
Opponent:
The turn was the and the river , giving Antonius the win and increasing his stack to around 155,000.
Bernard Lee opened with a raise to 4,100 from the hijack seat and got a caller in the cutoff. The flop came . Lee continued with a bet of 5,400, and his opponent called.
The turn was a , and both checked. The river then brought a . Lee checked, his opponent bet 17,000, and Lee made the call.
Lee tabled for two pair, and his opponent showed . Lee is now up to 247,000.
There were four players who were ready to see a raised flop before Joe Cada went all in for 67,800. Everyone folded to player on the button who took a moment to think before making the call.
Cada:
Opponent:
The reigning champion's tournament life was down to a coin flip. ESPN made its way to the table as the area grew silent to see how things would turn out for Cada.
The flop was , and while it didn't pair Cada's hand, it did give him a flush draw. After waiting for what felt like forever, the dealer flipped over the on the turn, giving Cada no help.
And just like that we were down to one last card to determine whether or not Cada could accomplish earning back-to-back championships. The dealer burned a card and reached for the river, revealing the , leaving Cada's opponent ahead with a pair of tens.
People gave Cada a round of applause as he shook hands with the remaining players at his table as he went off to begin his last four months as the champion of the World Series of Poker.
For everyone else in the room, Cada's elimination means that maybe this year the title will be theirs.
Carter Phillips has had a rough going the past couple hours. He started the day among the chipleaders but ran into some big hands and was knocked down a bit. Obviously things weren't going his way, which can be quite frustrating; as such, he has decided to leave his stack and head out to lunch a bit early.
, Daniel Negreanu checked from the small blind and the player in the big blind bet 5,000. The under the gun player called and Negreanu pushed all in for a total of 9,800. Both the big blind and the under the gun player made the call.
hit the turn. The big blind checked and the under the gun player bet 20,000. The big blind mucked.
and he was eliminated from the tournament.![[user75032]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, and there was about 12,000 in the pot. Sung was leading out with 8,500 of his ~27,000 chips, and his opponent put him all in with a raise. Sung tanked and eventually called, and the cards were on their backs:
, giving Antonius the win and increasing his stack to around 155,000.
. Lee continued with a bet of 5,400, and his opponent called.
, and both checked. The river then brought a 
. Lee checked, his opponent bet 17,000, and Lee made the call.
. Lee is now up to 247,000.
, and while it didn't pair Cada's hand, it did give him a flush draw. After waiting for what felt like forever, the dealer flipped over the 
on the turn, giving Cada no help.
, leaving Cada's opponent ahead with a pair of tens.
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board and is now left with just 23,000 to work with.