Duthie Eliminated By Reigning Champ MacPhee
The flop read 
and Simon Wiggins, in the small blind, and John Duthie, in the hijack, had checked. Kevin MacPhee bet 1,600 from the button. Wiggins called but Duthie decided to raise to 5,000, MacPhee three-bet to 13,200. Wiggins got out of the way but Duthie decided to call.
The turn brought them the 
, Duthie bet 16,000, MacPhee shoved for 21,525 and Duthie snap-called even though MacPhee had him covered.
"Do you want to run it once or twice?" Duthie said jokingly.
Kevin MacPhee: 
John Duthie: 
The 
on the river completed the board which gave Duthie two pair, kings and deuces, but that wasn't enough against the set of tens MacPhee had flopped. Duthie was eliminated and got up from the table. The two players shook hands and Duthie indicated he'd try again tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
25,350
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25,350 |
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Busted | |