Under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel raises to 2.3 million, and Racener wants to play for more. He's getting a bit active in the last couple orbits, and he decides to three-bet to 6.2 million here. Joseph Cheong is in this pot too, though, and he "says let's play for a little more," as TD Jack Effel says. It's possible he noticed the same thing we did about Racener's increased activity level. It's 12.5 million total from the hooded pro, and that's enough to scare away Duhamel, but the cold four-bet sends Racener deep into the think tank. After a couple minutes, he kicks his cards back to the muck.
Duhamel opens from the button for 2.2 million. John Racener is in the big blind and calls to a flop of . Both players check. The falls on the turn and again Racener checks. This time Duhamel slides a bet of 2.45 million into the pot. Racener quickly chucks his cards into the muck.
Cheong raises to two million and Michael Mizrachi calls from the big blind. The flop comes down and both players check to see an unknown card on the turn. Mizrachi check-folds to a bet of 2.5 million from Cheong.
Michael Mizrachi raises to 2.5 million as the first player to act. John Racener re-raises all in for 9,825,000 more as the next player to act. Action quickly folds back to Mizrachi.
The theater gets to a preternatural level of quiet (if you ignore the elementary-school shushing that once again hisses around the house). Grinder leans back in his seat slightly and steals a glance at Racener, who has got to be smacking on the same piece of gum that he was to start the day. After two full minutes Mizrachi calls!
Showdown
Mizrachi:
Racener:
For the first time in a few hours we have an all-in situation where one player is at a significant disadantage. The flop connects with neither player, , though it does give Mizrachi some chop outs. A on the turn ends any hope for a chop; it pairs Racener's king and gives him an unbeatable hand. He doubles up after the river falls .
Racener's been laboring all day. Is this the boost he needs to get back in the game?
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. Both players check. The 
falls on the turn and again Racener checks. This time Duhamel slides a bet of 2.45 million into the pot. Racener quickly chucks his cards into the muck.
and both players check to see an unknown card on the turn. Mizrachi check-folds to a bet of 2.5 million from Cheong.
, though it does give Mizrachi some chop outs. A 
on the turn ends any hope for a chop; it pairs Racener's king and gives him an unbeatable hand. He doubles up after the river falls 
.