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There was an open, a three-bet from Faraz Jaka to 17,500, and then Niels van Alphen cold four-bet to 45,000. The original raiser released, and Jaka moved all in for around 120,000. Van Alphen called.
| Jaka |   |
| Van Alphen |   |
The board ran out 
, and Jaka was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
433,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Mike "Timex" McDonald opened up the pot to 6,500 from middle position. The player in the hijack made the call, along with the big blind, and the dealer turned over a 
flop.
The big blind checked here and McDonald bet 11,100. The hijack quickly raised it to 22,200 and the big blind folded. McDonald made the call and both players checked the 
turn and the 
river. At showdown, McDonald said, "ace-high" and his opponent responded by tabling 
- enough to rake in the pot.
Despite losing this small pot, McDonald has had a fairly solid afternoon, seeing his chip stack increase from 225,000 at the start of the day, to around 300,000 right now. For those not familiar with McDonald, he has more than $4 million in live tournament winnings on his poker resume, with the bulk of that coming in his victory in the EPT Dortmund Main Event in 2008. However, McDonald has also had plenty of success at the World Series of Poker, making two final tables over his career, including finishing in sixth place in this year's Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Last year's third-place finisher and WSOP Player of the Year Ben Lamb just took a big hit to his stack. After raising to 6,500 from early position, a player on the button reraised to 32,500. It folded back to Lamb who reraised all in, and his opponent called for 94,600 total.
Lamb had 
, but needed help versus his opponent's 
. But the board came 
, and Lamb is now down to about a dozen big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,400
-164,800
|
-164,800 |
|
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Action folded to a short-stacked Ali Eslami in the small blind and he just limped, prompting Stephen Cesaro to check his option from the big. The 
flop saw Eslami check over to Cesaro, who bet 4,000. Eslami thought for a moment before announcing a raise to 9,000, which inspired Cesaro to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
Adam Schwartz, co-host of the very popular TwoPlusTwo PokerCast sponsored by the PokerStars VIP club, limped in from the small blind, and Benjamin Alcober raised to 7,000 from the big. Schwartz called.
The flop fell 
, and Schwartz checked to Alcober, who continued for 6,300. Schwartz called.
The turn was the 
, and Schwartz checked again. Alcober tossed out 13,500, and Schwartz check-raised to 50,700. Alcober tank-folded, and Schwartz raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
WIth field still near 1,000 it's becoming more and more common to find two pros at the same table. Well, the other players at Table 12 might have some complaints.
Seated a the table are Terrence Chan, Erik Cajelais, Ari Engel and JC Tran.
We came upon this one with about 80,000 in the middle, the board showing 
, and Sorel Mizzi facing an all-in shove for 289,000 by his opponent sitting to his right. Mizzi had almost exactly that left behind — just a touch less — and so the decision whether or not to call was a crucial one.
Mizzi tanked for a couple of minutes, finally tossing his cards away. "You have a set?" he asked his neighbor, who initially resisted answering. Mizzi then offered further incentive for him to tell.
"I had 
," Mizzi said, at which his opponent flipped over his hand — 
. "Wow," said Mizzi, who then offered a fist bump of congratulations to his neighbor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
282,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
In the first hand, a player raised in early position and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Negreanu checked to his opponent - who fired 7,500 into the middle. Negreanu then check-raised to 17,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
In the very next hand, the player on the button opened for 6,200 and just Negreanu called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Negreanu check-called a 6,000 c-bet from his opponent.
The turn brought the 
and Negreanu opted to lead out for 13,600. His opponent called.
The completed the board and Negreanu fired 15,000 and change. His opponent snap-folded and Negreanu scooped again.
Negreanu has re-built his stack to 170,000 since returning from dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
Brock Parker and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
. According to Ray Chiu, there was a raise and three calls preflop, and a bet and only one call on the flop.
On the turn, Parker fired 33,000, and his opponent called. The 
completed the board, and Parker checked. His opponent tossed out a measly 20,000, and Parker chuckled, then called.
Parker's opponent turned over for a full house, and shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Action folded to Lance Keating and he made it 6,500 to go. As the shortest stack at the table, Alejandro Anaya took this opportunity to move all in for 48,800. Right next door, Erik Buxhoeveden moved all in over the top. Keating folded and the hands were turned up:
Anaya:
Buxhoeveden:
Anaya was behind and was looking for a ten. Fortunately for him, that's exactly what he found on the flop of 
. Buxhoeveden would need a jack or a queen to send Anaya home, but did not find them on the turn and the river.
This hand left Buxhoeveden cripped with only 37,400 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,200
62,600
|
62,600 |
|
37,400
-56,100
|
-56,100 |
