Jonathan Duhamel has been battling with his short stack through the end of Level 17 and start of Level 18, having just doubled again to nudge back over 110,000.
At the neighboring table, William Black has also been fighting to stay alive with a short stack. Just now a hand arose there in which Black and Brent Johnson saw a flop come , Black made a pot-sized lead of 25,000, Johnson raised to 100,000, and Black called all in.
Johnson had for a wheel draw while Black had flopped top set with . "That's a pretty good hand there," said Johnson as the dealer delivered the turn and river, thereby ensuring that Black's hand would remain good.
Ryan Chapman, Jonathan Duhamel, and Jarred Solomon took a flop of . Chapman checked, Duhamel bet the pot, and Solomon folded. Chapman called all in for 77,500.
Chapman:
Duhamel:
Chapman held as the turn and river came , respectively, leaving Duhamel with just 10,000 chips.
The next hand, Duhamel was in the small blind, and Christian Harder raised to 12,000. Solomon called, Duhamel called all in for 7,000, and Jeff Madsen defended his big blind. All three players checked when the flop came , and Madsen led out for 23,000 when the turned. Everybody folded.
Duhamel:
Madsen:
Duhamel could make a full house wit an ace or a four on the river, but the bricked off and the 2010 Main Event champion was eliminated.
Scott Clements check-called a bet from William Black on a board of . The river was the , Clements checked, and Black fired out 75,000. Clements called.
Black showed for quad fives, and Clements mucked his hand.
Preflop action left Guiseppe Pantaleo and Michal Maryska to see the first three community cards come , at which point the pair exchanged bets so that Maryska was all in and at risk with versus Pantaleo's .
The turn was the and river the , and Maryska's aces and fours proved best, earning him the double.
Will Failla raised in middle position, Scott Clements three-bet on his direct left, Brent Johnson flatted on the button, and Failla raised the pot. Clements re-potted, prompting Failla to beg for a hold before Johnson could even act, and after around 90 second, Johnson called all-in.
There was nearly 700,000 in the middle when all three hands were opened.
Failla:
Clements:
Johnson:
The flop fell , giving Johnson and Clements the same gut-shot straight draw. The on the turn gave both players said straight, but Clements was free rolling to make both Broadway and a club flush.
The completed the board, giving the Washingtonian Broadway and eliminating both Failla and Johnson.
"At least they went to my friend," Failla sighed after the hand.
Both he and Johnson will receive $11,915 for their efforts, while Clements is back among the chip leaders.
Preflop Ali Lareybi raised from middle position, Giuseppe Pantaleo reraised from late position, and Lareybi called. Then after the dealer spread the first three community cards — — it was a bet from Lareybi, a raise all in for a little more from Pantaleo, and a call.
Lareybi:
Pantaleo:
The turn brought the , making a flush for Lareybi and making the river no matter. Pantaleo is out, and now just 20 players remain as the clock shows just 10 minutes more left to go this evening.
Michal Maryska raised to 15,000, Ali Lareybi three-bet to 48,000 out of the blinds, and Maryska moved all in for 163,000. Lareybi called.
Maryska:
Lareybi:
"Wait," Lareybi told the dealer then turned to Maryska. "Chop it right now?"
The two shared a laugh, but Lareybi's smiled escaped him when the flop came , giving Maryska trip deuces. Lareybi was unable to fill up or make the wheel when the turn and river came , , and Maryska doubled.
On an adjacent table, Mike Sexton raised to 15,000, Steven Loube called out of the blinds, and the flop came . Loube check-called a bet of 21,000 from the WPT legend, and the turn brought the . Loube checked, Sexton fired out 40,000, and Loube check-raised all in for 83,000. Sexton called.
Loube:
Sexton:
Sexton's set held as the completed the board, and he doubled.
Elie Payan was all in and at risk with for a set of jacks and straight and flush draws. Clements already had a straight with , and held when the bricked on the river.
Payan was eliminated in 20th place, earning $11,915.
Scott Clements opened to 20,000 in late position, Isaac Hagerling, who recently won the Mixed Max event, three-bet to 78,000 from the blinds, and Clements called.
The dealer fanned , Hagerling led out with a pot-sized bet of 129,000, and Clements moved all in for 155,500. Hagerling called.
Clements:
Hagerling:
Clements held a wrap, a flush draw, and an overcard to Hagerling's red pair of kings, but the turn and the river were both non-spade fours ( and ), and Hagerling doubled.
"He had too many outs," Hagerling said after the hand smiling.
Hagerling shipped a massive double on the last hand of the night, while Clements went from potential chip leader, back down to around 600,000.
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, Black made a pot-sized lead of 25,000, Johnson raised to 100,000, and Black called all in.
for a wheel draw while Black had flopped top set with 
. "That's a pretty good hand there," said Johnson as the dealer delivered the 
turn and 
river, thereby ensuring that Black's hand would remain good.
. He was up against Douglas Corning, who showed down 
.
. Chapman checked, Duhamel bet the pot, and Solomon folded. Chapman called all in for 77,500.
, and Madsen led out for 23,000 when the 
turned. Everybody folded.
bricked off and the 2010 Main Event champion was eliminated.
. The river was the 
, Clements checked, and Black fired out 75,000. Clements called.
, at which point the pair exchanged bets so that Maryska was all in and at risk with 
— it was a bet from Lareybi, a raise all in for a little more from Pantaleo, and a call.
, making a flush for Lareybi and making the river 
, giving Maryska trip deuces. Lareybi was unable to fill up or make the wheel when the turn and river came 
for a set of jacks and straight and flush draws. Clements already had a straight with 
