Mike "Timex" McDonald has just vaulted to the top of the chip counts after scooping a massive pot wherein he doubled through Jason Helder and eliminated Daniel Weinman.
The action began when McDonald opened to 27,000 from early position. Weinman shipped all in over the top for about 250,000 from the next seat over. It folded to Jason Helder in the big blind who looked down at his cards and announced a flat call of the all in.
Action came back to Timex and he sat for a moment before announcing that he was all in over the top for 1.041 million total. Helder announced a call and the table let out a collective gasp at the size of this pot.
McDonald:
Helder:
Weinman:
McDonald was way out in the lead and five cards away from scooping a massive pot. The dealer fanned out a safe-looking flop of and McDonald's aces held the lead. The hit the turn which meant that Weinman was drawing dead. He stood from the table and shook McDonald's hand. The completed the board and a smiling McDonald reached across the table to collect towers and towers of blue T5,000 chips.
Timex is now sitting on 2.35 million while Helder has been left crippled to just 80,000.
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Vladimir Schemelev opened for a raise from under the gun, Pascal Lefrancois put in a three-bet on the button, and Schemelev moved all in for around 200,000. Lefrancois quickly called.
Schemelev:
Lefrancois:
The flop came , giving the Russian a pair of queens, but neither the turn () nor the river () improved his hand further, and he was eliminated.
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The board read when we found Robert Auer and Jorge Ribeiro looking down at the felt. Auer was first to act on fourth and moved forward a bet of 83,000. Ribeiro called to see the final community card.
The dealer rapped the table and flipped up the on the river. Auer cut out a final bet of 140,000. Ribeiro spent a while in the tank before finally deciding to release his hand. Auer triumphantly slapped on the felt and scooped up a solid-sized pot. He's now representing a stack of 900,000 while Ribeiro has fallen to 255,000.
Vanessa Selbst open-shoved for 182,000 in the hijack seat, Jennifer Shahade re-shoved on her direct left, and both the button and blinds folded.
Selbst:
Shahade:
The flop fell , giving Shahade a leading pair of queens, and she held up as the turn and river brought the and respectively.
Selbst exits short of the penultimate day, but with a cash in the Super High Roller and the Main Event, she has a chance to book the PCA trifecta in the $25,000 High Roller.
Action folded around to Vladimir Schemelev in the small blind. He moved in a tower of chips signifying an all in bet. A short-stacked Vanessa Selbst snapped him off from the big blind for her last 91,000.
Selbst:
Schemelev:
Selbst drilled top pair on the flop and made a winning two pair when the rolled off on the turn. The river brought the and she was able to double to around 185,000. Schemelev, on the other hand, has fallen to around 275,000.
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hit the turn which meant that Weinman was drawing dead. He stood from the table and shook McDonald's hand. The 
completed the board and a smiling McDonald reached across the table to collect towers and towers of blue T5,000 chips.
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, giving the Russian a pair of queens, but neither the turn (
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when we found Robert Auer and Jorge Ribeiro looking down at the felt. Auer was first to act on fourth and moved forward a bet of 83,000. Ribeiro called to see the final community card.
on the river. Auer cut out a final bet of 140,000. Ribeiro spent a while in the tank before finally deciding to release his hand. Auer triumphantly slapped 
, giving Shahade a leading pair of queens, and she held up as the turn and river brought the 
respectively.
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