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Monday, July 4, 2016 2:36 PM Local Time
Chase Johnson raises under the gun and Dimitar Danchev calls from the big blind.
The flop is and Danchev checks. Johnson bets 325,000, and Danchev call.
The turn is the and Danchev checks, and Johnson checks behind.
The river is the and Danchev checks for a third time. Johnson reaches for chips, cuts out 550,000, and slides them into the middle. Danchev leans back in his chair and thinks for about 45 seconds before declaring, "All in."
Johnson then rocks back and says, "This is so sick, so sick," before asking for the 550,000 to be brought into the middle. He then leans forward, counts his chips, starts to turn his cards over and calls.
Johnson has for a rivered set of queens, but Danchev turns over for the nuts. Johnson just sits there as the dealer counts Danchev's remaining chips, 1,765,000, before sliding the hips Danchev's way.
Dimitar Danchev - 5,720,000 (71 bb)
Chase Johnson - 965,000 (12 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 2:25 PM Local Time
Chase Johnson raises to 175,000 from the button and Aurelian Guiglini calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check.
The turn brings the , Guiglini leads out for 225,000 and Johnson calls.
The falls on the river and Guiglini bets again, 400,000 this time. After brief consideration, Johnson raises to 1,000,000, sending Guiglini into a deep think for about three minutes. Ultimately, he calls. Johnson quickly tables for two pair, jacks and nines, but Guiglini has for eights full of fours and takes this pot with his boat.
Aurelian Guiglini - 6,200,000 (78 bb)
Chase Johnson - 3,800,000 (48 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 2:18 PM Local Time
Francis Anderson
Aurelien Guiglini is under the gun and opens to 175,000. Action folds to Francis Anderson, who checks his hole cards, then moves all in for 1,230,000. Action folds to David Jackson in the big blind who asks for a count, gets it,and folds as well.
Guiglini says, "Call," and cards are tabled.
Guiglini:
Anderson:
The board runs out and Anderson is drawing dead by the turn, sending him to the rail not 20 minutes into Day 3, albeit $44,705 richer. Guiglini climbs higher, with this pot putting him over four million in chips with 11 players left.
Aurelien Guiglini - 4,350,000
Francis Anderson - Eliminated in 12th Place ($44,705)
Monday, July 4, 2016 2:12 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev raises to 160,000 from the button, Chase Johnson three-bets out of the small blind to 400,000, and Danchev calls.
The flop comes and Johnson leads for 550,000. Danchev mucks and Johnson takes the pot.
Chase Johnson - 4,500,000 (56 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - 2,100,000 (26 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 2:01 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:36 AM Local Time
Chip leader Chase Johnson
Just 12 survivors from an initial field of 6,721 entrants return for Day 3 of Event #54 $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em . Chase Johnson leads the race toward the top prize of $888,888.88 and a treasured WSOP gold bracelet.
Not far behind Johnson lurks Michael Lech, with 4,250,000, and rounding out the top five are Hung Le (3,800,000), Henry Grunzweig (3,360,000), and Dimitar Danchev (3,165,000). Loni Harwood, with a very playable stack of 2,060,000, is the only prior bracelet winner among the final 12.
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