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Kevin MacPhee raised preflop, and Marc Inizan called from the blinds. The flop came , and both players quickly checked. The turn brought the , and Inizan checked again. This time MacPhee bet 320,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
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Blind on blind, Artur Wasek (small blind) bet out 315,000 on the turn of the board and Ilari Tahkokallio (big blind) made the call.
The river put a full house, threes full of jacks, on the board and Wasek checked. Tahkokallio bet 780,000 and after a moment Wasek called - but mucked when Tahkokallio turned over for jacks full of threes.
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Ketul Nathwani - 5th Place
Kevin MacPhee raised to 190,000, and Ketul Nathwani moved all in on the button for a total of 1,845,000. MacPhee took a moment to consider, and Nathwani stood up from the table, trying somewhat unsuccessfully to appear confident. MacPhee made a tough call, and was impressively correct.
Showdown
Nathwani:
MacPhee:
The flop was a good one for MacPhee, which is something we're getting used to here. The on the turn provided a bit of a swat in the form of an open-ended straight draw for Nathwani, but the on the river failed to rescue him. After starting the day second in chips, Nathwani busted in a disappointing fifth place, earning �210,000. MacPhee is up to a tourney-crushing 14 million.
[user46392]
This time when MacPhee raised, the super-tight Artur Wasek reraised. MacPhee folded promptly, showing an ace. Wasek showed him pocket jacks.
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Unsurprisingly, chip monster Kevin MacPhee has been the most aggressive player at the table since they returned to the felt. He's been raising almost every hand and no-one seems to want to tangle with him.
He's up to 12 million - that's almost half the chips in play.
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The final five are taking a quick break as the production crew repositions them around the table and gets the video feed up to speed on the latest elimination. Back to Round 28 in a few.
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Marcel Koller - 6th place
Ilari Tahkokallio raised, and Marcel Koller shoved for 2,395,000. Tahkokallio called, and yawned. Just another day at the office for Mr. Cookie Monster.
Tahkokallio:
Koller: in a spot of bother with
Board:
With that, the popular Swiss hit the rail in sixth place. Tahkokallio meanwhile deserves a cookie - he's up to almost 7 million.