Well, this one had some serious action to start. After Phil Laak brought it in, Phil Hellmuth completed. Mikhail Savinov called, but Cyndy Violette decided to make a stand with her short stack and raised. Laak, though, re-raised. Hellmuth ducked out, Savinov came along, and Violette called all in for another 5,000.
Violette had the lead on fourth street on board, but Laak was first to act and he bet. Savinov called again, but then check-folded on fifth street.
Laak's wheel draw was up against Violette's aces. Sixth street for Cyndy was the to give her aces up. Laak hit the on sixth to pair up as well, but his seventh was the , clinching the hand for Cyndy.
Cyndy Violette was short after she paid off David Benyamine's seventh street bet when his board was , the Frenchman turned over to scoop as Violette only had to go with her board of .
The remaining chips were in as follows:
Violette: / /
Benyamine: / /
Erik Seidel: / /
Beyamine fired on fourth, fifth and sixth before check-calling seventh. Seidel turned over for a 7-6-3-2-A and a baby flush. Benyamine was about to muck his hand but then realised, "Oh, I've not checked my last card!" he turned over and then the to house up for the high.
Violette couldn't beat either of these hands and simply mucked her cards, she goes out in 15th place.
Racener completed and Bill Chen raised, virtually committing himself while Racener quickly set him in for the rest. Chen looked to be in trouble on fourth but then made fives with a bigger kicker as Racener's board bricked off - fives with an ace queen kicker were good for the entire pot.
After Ted Forrest completed on third street, Bill Chen raised. Forrest called and both checked fourth street. Forrest bet fifth street, getting a call from Chen. A pair of deuces gave Chen the on-board lead on sixth street and the rest of his stack got into the middle.
Chen tabled for queens up, but Forrest had him beat with for a straight. Seventh street was dealt and the Forrest flipped over the , taking away an out from Chen.
The did nothing for Chen and he's headed to the payout desk in 14th place.
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to give her aces up. Laak hit the 
on sixth to pair up as well, but his seventh was the 
, clinching the hand for Cyndy.
, the Frenchman turned over 
to scoop as Violette only had 
to go with her board of 
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and then the 
to house up for the high.
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for a straight. Seventh street was dealt and the Forrest flipped over the 
