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Chad Winters opened to 1,700, and was called by George McDonald, Russell Carson (small blind), and Tommy Le (big blind). The flop fell 
, and the action checked to McDonald who bet 3,700. Only Winters called.
Both players checked after the 
turned, and Winters led for 6,750 after the 
completed the board. McDonald tank-called, then mucked when Winters tabled 
for a winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
|
105,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
84,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
||
|
|
76,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
74,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
71,000 | |
|
|
67,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
67,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
66,000 | |
|
|
52,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
51,000 | |
|
|
43,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
|
37,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
30,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
20,000
-22,200
|
-22,200 |
|
|
7,000 | |
After a flop of 
Kenny Nguyen bet 2,700 and his opponent, the player in the cutoff, folded his 
face up. Nguyen said "I'll show you one so you know it was a good fold" and revealed his 
eliciting a few chuckles from the other players at the table.
Nguyen is known for his talkative and friendly nature at the tables and although we don't know if his personality has anything to do with it, Nguyen has been chipping up all afternoon and was up to around 75,000 after this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
39,900
|
39,900 |
Scotty Nguyen was getting in a battle on a 
flop. His opponent had bet 6,000 and Nguyen had raised to 15,000 - said foe then set Nguyen all in and was duly called.
The TV cameras rushed over as Nguyen counted out every bit of his 42,600 for all to see and, with trembling hands, his opponent put out the call.
Nguyen: 
Opponent: 
Nguyen sighed, drawing only to running nines, he began to shake hands with everyone at the table and began to walk away, looking back only briefly to see if the turn might possibly provide some form of redemption. Instead it was the 
and the former Main Event champion was eliminated after the 
came on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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We caught the action with the board already dealt and the stack of Tom McCormick being counted out for his double up.. His 
withstood the 
of his opponent on a 
board.
The double up sends him to 42,200.
We caught up with the action just as a short-stacked Jonathan Duhamel and his lone opponent were getting it all in preflop.
Duhamel: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
giving Duhamel's opponent a straight and just like that - our defending champion was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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The action folded around to Humberto Brenes who raised to 2,100 from the button; the player in the big blind called, making it heads-up to the flop of 
.
The big blind checked and Brenes opened for 2,500, but the big blind called before both players checked down the turn of the and the river before the big blind turned over 
. Brenes mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
A player in middle position raised to 1,800, and John Turner (cutoff) and the button both called. The player in the small blind reraised to 5,600, though, folding the initial raiser but keeping the other two around for the flop.
It came 
, and the small blind bet 7,500. Now Turner was the only caller, and the two of them were heads-up to the 
turn. It put trips on board, and it drew an all-in shove for 32,500 from the small blind. Turner would spend at least three minutes in the tank, but he eventually surrendered to slip back to about 118,000.
Mike Sowers can do no wrong lately, it seems.
In a recent hand, Sowers opened for 1,800 from the hi-jack and was called by the cutoff, button and big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked around to the player in the cutoff, who bet 2,600. The button and big blind folded, but Sowers made the call.
The turn came the and Sowers checked again, prompting a 6,000 bet from his opponent. Sowers flatted.
Both players checked the river and Sowers tabled , which was good as his opponent mucked.
Sowers is up to 220,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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