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We caught up with the action on a 
flop and Melanie Weisner led out for 1,250 against two opponents. One opponent folded, but the other called. Weisner checked the 
turn, prompting a 2,600 bet from her opponent. Weisner then check-raised all in and her opponent called.
Weisner: 
Opponent: 
A 
completed the board and Weisner doubled to 17,000.
Anticipated action to develop at some point between Jonathan Duhamel and Joseph Cheong, we caught the latter involved in a hand with an unknown opponent. The flop read 
and Cheong had committed his remaining 5,550 with an all-in move.
His opponent stared Cheong down for over a minute before ultimately deciding to make the call with his 
. Cheong revealed the 
for a pair and an open-ended straight draw, but was behind the overpair held by his opponent.
Turn: 
River: 
Despite picking up additional outs on the turn with his gutshot straight flush draw, Cheong bricked the river and hit the rail.
The bust-out put a premature end to the much-hyped grouping of Jonathan Duhamel and Cheong, and while the railbirds are likely disappointed, something tells us that Duhamel is just fine with this dangerous player leaving his immediate left.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminato |
Over at Sam Trickett's table, we saw that he had shoved his last 7,325 in the small blind after the cutoff raised and the button called. The player in the cutoff shoved all in over the top, and the button folded. The players turned up their cards, and it was clear that Trickett was attempting a squeeze play.
Tricket: 
Cutoff: 
The flop was a disaster for Tricket, coming 
. Trickett picked his cards up, preparing to muck them, but hit the gin card on the turn, the 
, giving him flush and pair outs. Sure enough, the 
hit the river, and Trickett scored the improbable double up, boosting his chip stack to 16,000. Not only that, Trickett has been getting a massage for going on five hours, and with that pot, he will be enjoying that massage for a bit longer.
Action folded around to Melanie Weisner on the small, who raised to 925. Her opponent on the big flatted.
The flop came 
and Weisner c-bet to 1,075. Undeterred, her opponent raised to 2,150. Weisner slid her cards into the muck, turned around to Liv Boeree (who had been railing her) and said, "...and that's how you don't play no-limit hold'em!"
Weisner is down to just 5,300.
With players being eliminated quickly in the Pavilion Room, it was only going to be a matter of time before an interesting table emerged. Situated just a few tables away from the PokerNews desk sits Jonathan Duhamel, and immediately to his left is Joseph Cheong, who finished in third place in the same Main Event that Duhamel captured.
With stacks of 27,000 and 15,000 respectively, we could be in for a treat, as the two players may battle each other once again in an anticipated rematch.
The player in the hijack raised to 750 and defending Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel reraised to 2,000 from the cutoff. Eric Mizrachi decided to four-bet and put his last 5,400 at risk. The hijack shot Duhamel a glance before shoving all-in to isolate Mizrachi. Duhamel obliged and folded his hand, leaving the other two players to settle their own score.
Showdown:
Mizrachi:
Opponent: 
Mizrachi had his opponent dominated with a better ace and the flop of 
was safe for him. The turn card was the , however, and the opponent shrugged his shoulders while jokingly saying "skill game."
Mizrachi could only smile in grudging agreement until the 
arrived on the river. He had spiked his kicker to retake the lead in the hand, and perhaps prove that poker really is a skill game.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
14,300 |
We got to Frank Kassela's table as he was heads up against an opponent with the flop reading . Kassela's opponent bet out 1,600, and in response, Kassela made it 4,200. His opponent reraised most of his stack, Kassela said all in, and his opponent called.
Kassela: 
Opponent: 
Kassela had a double gut shot straight draw, but it was well behind his opponent's bottom set. The turn and river paired the board, coming 
, giving his opponent a full house. Kassela lost the pot, dropping him to 5,000.
Dean McIver made it 800 to go from under-the-gun and picked up one caller in the small blind. The flop came and both players tapped the table.
The turn card came and the small blind checked once again. This time McIver fired a bet of 1,500 into the pot and the small blind check-raised, making it 3,500 to go. McIver instantly pushed all-in for just under 10,000 and the small blind nearly beat him to the pot with his call.
Showdown:
Opponent: 
McIver: 
The opponent had flopped the joint with his full house, while his opponent had made trip queens with a strong kicker. The other player would need to fade the case queen, along with kings and sixes in order to claim the pot.
River: 
With that, McIver was eliminated from the tournament and his opponent built an above average chip stack.
Livello: 8
Bui: 200/400
Ante: 50
We walked past Justin Smith's table after the dealer had already shuffled the cards together. However, it appeared that Smith got all of his chips into the middle against an opponent and won, as he was dragging a huge pot worth about 22,000.
