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Blaz Zerjav Eliminated in 2nd Place ($95,400)
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raised to 1,500,000 and

called in the big blind. The flop came

and both players checked to the

on the turn.

Zerjav led out with a bet of 2,500,000 and Love called to see the

on the river. Zerjav checked this time and Love shipped all in. Zerjav had a decision for his remaining 9,000,000 chips and used three time banks before calling.

Zerjav immediately tabled

for a pair of nines but Love turned over

for a rivered straight. Zerjav was denied his third WSOP bracelet of the calendar year but still pocketed nearly six figures.

Eliminated in 10th Place ($665,875)
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Benny Glaser was all in for 89,500,000 from the big blind and was called by

in the small blind.

Benny Glaser:

Eric Wasserson:

Glaser ran into pocket aces and found no help on the

runout, bringing an end to the eight-time bracelet winner’s tournament in 10th place.

5 Players Remain.

Zerjav Doubles in the Most Unlikely Way
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ripped all in for 6,300,000 on the button and

called from the big blind.

Zerjav:

Love:

After some discussion of when Zerjav could use his run it twice card, he had to make the decision before any community cards were dealt. He opted to not use it, leaving his fate up to the one and only board.

It ran out

with the deuce on the river to give him the best hand.

Eliminated in 11th Place ($665,875);

Eliminated in 12th Place ($520,000)
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William Blais was all in for 31,000,000 from the small blind, facing off against

in early position and Iuri Ribeiro in the cutoff, creating a three-way all-in.

William Blais:

Iuri Ribeiro:

Bernhard Binder:

The board ran out

and Binder’s pocket queens held up to send both Blais and Ribeiro to the rail, with Blais finishing 12th and Ribeiro bowing out in 11th place.

Love in the Lead
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After an early double up in the heads-up affair,

has now taken the lead over

. Love just picked off a bluff from Zerjav on the river and now holds a slight lead in this swingy matchup.

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 3rd Place ($65,800)
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pushed all in for around 2,600,000 on the button and was called by

in the small blind.

Reixach:

Zerjav:

The flop of

left Zerjav in the lead with the only pair. The

on the turn gave Reixach a flush draw but the

on the river bricked out.

Eliminated in 13th Place ($520,000).
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Faraz Jaka was all in and at risk with pocket nines and was up against

pocket tens.

The board ran out

for maximum drama and pain for Jaka.

Robert Pollmeier Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,200)
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shoved all in for just over 3,000,000 on the button and

called in the big blind.

Pollmeier:

Zerjav:

The flop came

and Pollmeier took a commanding lead. The

on the turn changed nothing but it was the

on the river that gave Zerjav a full house, knocking out Pollmeier.

Eliminated in 14th Place ($520,000)
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opened to 7,000,000 from the hijack before Charles Hook shoved for 53,500,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Thorel, who made the call.

Charles Hook:

Jean-Noel Thorel:

Thorel surged ahead on the

flop and saw his pair of kings hold through the

turn and

river, bringing Hook’s tournament run to an end in 14th place.

Daniel Neilson Eliminated in 5th Place ($33,100)
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opened to 600,000 and

reraised to 1,000,000. Zerjav announced all in and Neilson called off the extra few chips in front of him.

Neilson:

Zerjav:

Neilson chose to run it twice but Zerjav spiked a five on the first board to win that one and then turned a flush on the second board. Neilson was eliminated and Zerjav took a commanding chip lead.

7 Players Remain

Reixach Runs It Twice
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and

got all of their chips in the middle preflop and Reixach opted to use his “run it twice” card.

His pocket kings were ahead of Neilson’s ace-ten and managed to hold on both boards, earning him a double up.

Theodore Doukas Eliminated in 6th Place ($24,100)
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was the shortest stack at the table and pushed all in for 1,525,000.

just called on his left and the rest of the table folded.

Doukas:

Zerjav:

The board ran out

to give Doukas a straight but Zerjav made a full house, bringing the field down to five players.

$10 Million on the Line
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The remaining 14 players are all battling for a $10 million dollar first place prize and the gold bracelet.