On a flop, Keith Block checked in the big blind, and Andrew Lichtenberger bet 1,000 on the button.
Block called, and the turn was the . This time, Block led out for 2,200, and Lichtenberger called.
On the river, Block checked, Lichtenberger bet 6,500, and Block thought for over a minute before he called.
Lichtenberger showed for a rivered flush to take down the pot.
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Andrew Lichtenberger
Jason Mercier had his opponent, Corey Dodd, down to 17,800. Dodd got all his chips in on the button, and Mercier put him at risk.
Dodd:
Mercier:
The flop gave Dodd top pair and Mercier an open-ended straight draw. Dodd faded the outs on the turn and the river to double through.
A half level later, though, Dodd was eliminated. Mercier advances.
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Jason Mercier
Sergi Reixach was on the button and moved all in. Pavel Plesuv was in the big blind and called.
Plesuv tabled , and Reixach showed .
The board ran out , and Plesuv doubled up to get back in the match, after being very short stacked for the last couple of levels.
Dominik Nitsche raised to 2,000, Joe McKeehen reraised to 6,000 from the big blind, and Nitsche called.
The flop fell and McKeehen continued for 4,000. Nitsche raised all in for 26,000, and McKeehen mulled it over for about 45 seconds before he called.
Nitsche:
McKeehen:
The turn and river completed the board, giving McKeehen a pair of kings to eliminate Nitsche.
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Dominik NitscheJoe McKeehen
With the board reading , Russell Thomas checked in the big blind and Anthony Zinno bet 3,500 on the button. Thomas called.
Both players checked the turn and the river was the . Thomas checked, Zinno bet 7,200, and Thomas tossed out a single chip to call.
Zinno showed pocket kings for two pair, kings and tens, but it was no good against the trip tens of Thomas, who held .
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Anthony ZinnoRussell Thomas
Jimmy Guerrero got his remaining 15,600 chips all in on the button and Kitty Kuo had him at risk.
Guerrero:
Kuo:
Guerrero spiked an ace on the flop to stay alive and double up.
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Kitty Kuo
Doug Polk versus Albert Daher has now been moved to the main stage in Brasilia.