We caught up with the action as Adam Friedman and a short-stacked Scott Lake were playing a hand of razz. Lake was all in at some point in the hand and the players exposed their down cards.
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Friedman had caught nearly perfect to make a 6-5-4-3-2, and with his 7-4-3-2-A showing, Lake would need to spike a five or six to survive. When he squeezed his last down card on seventh street, Lake saw paint and immediately tossed the useless card high in the air in a show of disgust. Lake exited in 12th place while Friedman climbed to 910,000 chips.
In our first Victor Ramdin sighting of the day, the Team PokerStars Pro made it 30,000 to go before the flop and Michael Chow came along for the ride from the big blind.
Flop:
After a check by Chow, Ramdin fired 15,000 into the pot and Chow made the call. The turn fell and both players checked, bringing the on the river. Both players opted to tap the table and Chow showed down the for middle pair. This was good enough to force a muck from Ramdin, and Chow chipped up to 595,000 after the hand.
Victor Ramdin can't seem to beat Michael Chow on Day 3
Hold'em:
In a rematch of our last confrontation, Michael Chow raised to 30,000 from the under the gun and Victor Ramdin reraised to 45,000. Chow made the call and the flop fell , prompting Chow to check the action. Ramdin would have none of it and bet 15,000, only to see Chow check-raise to 30,000. Ramdin decided to peel one off and made the call.
Turn:
Both players checked the turn and the river card came the . Chow led out for 30,000 and Ramdin looked him up, only to see Chow reveal the for a flopped set of threes.
Ramdin was visibly frustrated with this result and sarcastically told Chow to "run better."
Aaron Steury made it 30,000 to go before the flop and picked up three callers, including a short stacked David Arsht. The dealer flopped and after it was checked to him, Steury fired 15,000 into the middle. This forced the other two players to fold but David Arsht made the call, leaving himself with only 8,000 chips behind.
That 8,000 went into the pot after the turn came and Arsht was all in for his tournament life holding the for an open ended straight draw. Unfortunately for him, Steury held the for trip deuces and a flush draw, meaning Arsht was drawing extremely thin. He would need to spike one of the two remaining aces or three remaining non-spade nines to survive.
River:
With that, Steury made quad deuces and Arsht was eliminated in 11th place. Steury built his stack to just under 400,000 after the hand.
Adam Friedman made it 30,000 to go before the flop and Ron Ware made the call from the big blind. The dealer flopped and Friedman led out for 15,000. Ware decided to see the turn and made the call.
Turn:
Friedman again led out, this time for 30,000 and Ware responded by raising to 60,000. Friedman did not like what he saw and mucked his cards. Apparently his read was dead on because Ware flipped up two cards, the for a Broadway straight as he dragged the pot his way. This hand saw Ware climb to 740,000 chips while Friedman took a slight hit.
Tristan Clemencon (Day 2) Of France Slices Victor Ramdin's Stack
Hold'em:
Victor Ramdin made it 40,000 to go before the flop and Tristan Clemencon three-bet to 60,000. Ramdin decided to four-bet, making it 80,000 to go and the Frenchman threw his last chips into the pot.
Showdown:
Clemencon:
Ramdin:
Clemencon would need to come from behind in order to survive his all-in confrontation.
The flop rolled out and Clemencon had paired his six, but was still trailing the paired eight of Ramdin. The turn card brought the and Clemencon picked up an open-ended straight draw, meaning he could now catch a queen, a seven, or a six for the double up. Pairing his ten would be no good as this would give Ramdin a straight.
River:
Ramdin's second pair gave the Frenchman a queen-high straight and Clemencon doubled up to approximately 260,000 in chips, while Ramdin fell to 240,000.
Tristan Clemencon was apparently unable to parlay his double up in the last update into any momentum and after Michael Chow raised to 40,000, the Frenchman decided to go all in blind for his last 60,000. David Baker came along as well and Clemencon would have to defeat two opponents in order to remain in the tournament.
Showdown:
Chow:
Baker:
Clemencon:
The final board rained down and Chow's top-two pair, aces and kings, were best after it was all said and done, besting Clemencon's smaller two pair. The Frenchman was eliminated in 10th place and will pocket $18,577 for his efforts.
The players have relocated to the feature table area affectionately known as The MotherShip and the final sprint to claim a WSOP gold bracelet is now underway.
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and both players checked, bringing the 
on the river. Both players opted to tap the table and Chow showed down the 
for middle pair. This was good enough to force a muck from Ramdin, and Chow chipped up to 595,000 after the hand.
, prompting Chow to check the action. Ramdin would have none of it and bet 15,000, only to see Chow check-raise to 30,000. Ramdin decided to peel one off and made the call.
. Chow led out for 30,000 and Ramdin looked him up, only to see Chow reveal the 
for a flopped set of threes.
and Arsht was all in for his tournament life holding the 
for trip deuces and a flush draw, meaning Arsht was drawing extremely thin. He would need to spike one of the two remaining aces or three remaining non-spade nines to survive.
for a Broadway straight as he dragged the pot his way. This hand saw Ware climb to 740,000 chips while Friedman took a slight hit.
and Clemencon picked up an open-ended straight draw, meaning he could now catch a queen, a seven, or a six for the double up. Pairing his ten would be no good as this would give Ramdin a straight.
and Chow's top-two pair, aces and kings, were best after it was all said and done, besting Clemencon's smaller two pair. The Frenchman was eliminated in 10th place and will pocket $18,577 for his efforts.