Thiago Nishijima raised all in from the button and Olivier Busquet called all in from the big blind for 194,200.
Nishijima:
Busquet:
The board came down , safe for Busquet to double up and take a monstrous chip lead.
Down to 11,600, Nishijima was all in the following hand with against Busquet's . The board came down , no help to Nishijima, securing the victory for Busquet and a spot in the Sweet 16.
Joe McKeehen was on the button and raised to 7,500. Ryan Fee was on the button and three-bet to 24,000. McKeehen called.
The flop was , and McKeehen check-called Fee's bet of 17,000. The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Fee checked, and McKeehen fired out a bet of 64,000. Fee took about a minute and called.
McKeehen tabled , and Fee sent his cards into the muck.
Moritz Dietrich raised to 7,000 from the button, and Ryan Hughes called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Hughes checked to Dietrich, who continued for 8,000. Hughes check-raised to 26,000, Dietrich called, and the fell on the turn. Hughes bet 22,000, Dietrich called, and the river completed the board. Hughes bet 90,000, Dietrich raised all in for 173,400, and Hughes called after some time in the tank.
Dietrich showed , while Hughes tabled for a set of threes to win the match and advance to the Elight Eight, where he will face the winner of Adrian Mateos and Taylor Paur.
There was about 60,000 in the pot on a board of , and Jack Duong checked. Dario Sammartino bet 59,500, and Duong raised to 150,000. Sammartino raised all in, and Duong called.
Sammartino:
Duong:
Duong held a straight, and Sammartino held two-pair going to the river. The was no help to Sammartino, and he was eliminated in 15th place taking home $24,881.
Jack Duong advances to the Elite Eight and will enjoy a two-hour break while he waits to play the winner of the Jack Smith vs. Russell Thomas match.
Russell Thomas raised to 18,000, and John Smith called.
The flop came , and Smith bet 30,000, Thomas called. The turn was the , and Smith bet 35,000. Thomas raised to 75,000, and Smith called. The river was the , and Smith checked. Thomas moved all in, and Smith called.
Thomas:
Smith:
Smith held a straight, which was better than the two pair Thomas held. Smith advanced to the Elite Eight, while Thomas was eliminated in 14th place and collected $24,881.
The flop came , and McKeehen checked. Fee bet 35,000, and McKeehen called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river brought the , McKeehen bet 64,000, and Fee moved all in. McKeehen called.
Fee showed , and McKeehen mucked his hand to signal his elimination. Fee moved on to Elite Eight.
Chris Moore was on the button and moved all in for 289,400. Charlie Carrel thought for a minute and called.
Moore showed , and Carrel tabled .
The board ran out , and Carrel moved on to the round of eight. When asked about the victory he said, "It was back and forth." Indeed it was, and a very competitive match in the end.
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, safe for Busquet to double up and take a monstrous chip lead.
against Busquet's 
. The board came down 
, no help to Nishijima, securing the victory for Busquet and a spot in the Sweet 16.
, and McKeehen check-called Fee's bet of 17,000. The turn was the 
, and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Fee checked, and McKeehen fired out a bet of 64,000. Fee took about a minute and called.
, and Fee sent his cards into the muck.
, and Hughes checked to Dietrich, who continued for 8,000. Hughes check-raised to 26,000, Dietrich called, and the 
fell on the turn. Hughes bet 22,000, Dietrich called, and the 
, while Hughes tabled 
for a set of threes to win the match and advance to the Elight Eight, where he will face the winner of Adrian Mateos and Taylor Paur.
, and Jack Duong checked. Dario Sammartino bet 59,500, and Duong raised to 150,000. Sammartino raised all in, and Duong called.
, and Paur was eliminated with a $24,881 payday.
, and McKeehen mucked his hand to signal his elimination. Fee moved on to Elite Eight.
and was all in for about 115,000. Riess trailed slightly with 
