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Scott Clements raised from UTG and only Daniel Nagreanu called from the BB before a flop comes down. Negreanu check calls a Clements bet as he also does on the turn. They both check through the river.
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Daniel Alaei opened the pot with a raise from middle position, and John Monnette gave him action from the cutoff seat.
The board came out , with Alaei betting and Monnette calling on each street. Alaei tabled for the nut low, and Monnette claimed the high half with showing two diamonds for the flush.
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It's going to be another few minutes before play gets underway here at the final table. The players are just now transferring their chips over to the arena and getting mic'd up for table sound. We expect to get rolling in 10 minutes or so.
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As the final table bubble boy was eliminated, we simultaneously reached the end of the level, and the dinner break. Play will resume in one hour from the eerily-lit featured table arena.
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Cameron McKinley - 10th Place
Cameron McKinley quartered Daniel Negreanu to get some chips back, but he busted the very next hand to Ben Boyd after they got the chips in on a flop.
McKinley
Boyd
The turn and river secured the pot for Boyd and after this elimination, we're at our official final table of nine.
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Cameron McKinley raised to open the pot from the cutoff seat, and Annie Duke came along from the big blind.
Heads up then, the flop came . Duke led out into the pot, and McKinley said, "Let's do it," and pushed all of his chips forward. Annie put in the call, and McKinley nearly tabled his hand before the dealer told him that he still had uncalled chips left behind. On the turn, Duke put him in, and McKinley committed his last few thousand chips, all in and at risk.
Showdown
Duke:
McKinley:
Both players had turned the nuts with no re-draw. "Chop it up," said Annie, not realizing that she was still alive for the low half of the pot. When the river brought an un-paired low card, she thanked the player for pointing that out, quartering McKinley and leaving him crippled as the very short stack.
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John Monnette raised, and Tom Koral made the call for a heads-up flop. It came down . After a check, Monnette bet, Koral raised, Monnette three-bet, and Koral flat-called.
Fourth street was the , and fifth was the . On both streets, Koral check-called single big bets from Monnette.
Showdown
Monnette:
Koral:
The two men chopped up the bottom half with their nut lows, but Monnette's pair of threes was good enough to take the high half, quartering Koral.