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Monday, June 20, 2011 6:24 PM Local Time
| Eric Rodawig | 1,855,000 | 155,000  |
| David Benyamine | 918,000 | 178,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 794,000 | -106,000  |
| Phil Hellmuth | 444,000 | -96,000 |
| Joe Tehan | 422,000 | 42,000 |
| John Racener | 333,000 | 33,000 |
| Mikhail Savinov | 203,000 | 3,000 |
| Ali Eslami | 61,000 | -99,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 6:22 PM Local Time
Lellouche: /
Rodawig: /
Forrest: / - folded
Eric Rodawig's completion was called by Antony Lellouche and Ted Forrest. All three checked fourth street and Lellouche bet his pair of kings on fifth. Forrest folded, Rodawig raised, and the the rest of Lellouche's chips made their way into the pot. He showed under, while Rodawig tabled for a pair of aces.
Sixth street gave both two pair. Rodawig caught the to make aces up. Lellouche was dealt the for kings up.
Rodawig's seventh-street card was the , giving Lellouche a chance to fill up. However, he flipped over the and is out in ninth place.
Monday, June 20, 2011 6:06 PM Local Time
| Eric Rodawig | 1,700,000 | -20,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 900,000 | 390,000 |
| David Benyamine | 740,000 | -52,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 540,000 | 5,000 |
| Joe Tehan | 380,000 | -95,000 |
| John Racener | 300,000 | -53,000 |
| Mikhail Savinov | 200,000 | 0 |
| Ali Eslami | 160,000 | -155,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | 120,000 | -38,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 6:01 PM Local Time
David Benyamine: / /
Antony Lellouche: / /
Benyamine had completed, Lellouche raised and Benyamine made it three bets to set him in. Lellouche was behind but when he caught the wheel on sixth, Benyamine needed a queen or the case ace to chop the pot but he bricked instead.
It's still nine-handed here.
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:47 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth had the bring in, Ted Forrest, David Benyamine and John Racener all called before Antony Lellouche completed. Hellmuth folded, Forrest made it two bets, shutting out Benyamine and Racener before the Frenchman made it three bets. Forrest called and the rest of Lellouche's chips went in on fourth.
Lellouche: / /
Forrest: / /
Forrest was freerolling by sixth street but he bricked on the end as Lellouche's two pair held up for the high hand to split the pot with his opponent
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:38 PM Local Time
Rodawig: / /
Savinov: / /
Eric Rodawig was the bring in with the and after an Ali Eslami (7h) completion and Ted Forrest (Jh) call, Mikhail Savinov raised. Action folded to Rodawig and he re-raised, getting folds from everyone except Savinov.
Savinov bet fourth street and was called by Rodawig. The rest of the way, Savinov check-called bets from Rodawig who tabled for a flush. Savinov couldn't beat it, surrendering the pot to Rodawig.
| Eric Rodawig | 1,720,000 | 200,000 |
| Mikhail Savinov | 200,000 | -213,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:33 PM Local Time
Rodawig: / /
Forrest: / /
Rodawig bet every street with Forrest check-calling on fourth and fifth and calling on sixth. Rodawig's seventh-street bet, though, forced a fold from Forrest.
| Eric Rodawig | 1,520,000 | 120,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 510,000 | -170,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:13 PM Local Time
David Benyamine: / /
John Racener: / FOLDED
Joe Tehan: / /
Joe Tehan completed with Benyamine and Racener calling. It was checked around on fourth before Benyamine bet his aces on fifth, Racener folded but Tehan called and then called another bet on sixth before seventh was checked down. Benyamine showed for trip aces and Tehan missed what we presume was his low draw, allowing the Frenchman to scoop the pot.
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:04 PM Local Time
For the unofficial final table of nine:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Ali Eslami | 315,000 |
| 2 | Joe Tehan | 475,000 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | 535,000 |
| 4 | Ted Forrest | 680,000 |
| 5 | Mikhail Savinov | 413,000 |
| 6 | David Benyamine | 792,000 |
| 7 | John Racener | 353,000 |
| 8 | Eric Rodawig | 1,400,000 |
| 9 | Antony Lellouche | 158,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:54 PM Local Time
Ramos: / /
Forrest: / /
Felipe Ramos got his his stack of 103,000 into the middle on third street with a pair of sixes against Ted Forrest's aces. Unfortunately for Ramos, he failed to improve his pair while Forrest made aces up on seventh street.
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:50 PM Local Time
Mikhail Savinov: / /
David Benyamine: / /
Mikhail Savinov raised and David Benyamine made it two bets, the Russian called and both checked fourth street before Savinov check-called bets on fifth and sixth with both players checking seventh.
Benyamine showed for queens and Savinov could only flip meaning the Frenchman scooped another pot.
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:43 PM Local Time
George: /
Rodawig /
Picking up the action fourth street, Christopher George bet his pair of fours. Eric Rodawig called and the action was the same of fifth street. Once sixth street hit, the rest of George's remaining stack got into the middle. He showed for a pair of fours and a low draw, while Rodawig tabled for a pair of aces.
Rodawig flipped over seventh street first, the . Despite having many outs to a scoop or chop, George found no help from the and is out in tenth place.
| Eric Rodawig | 1,510,000 | 310,000 |
| Christopher George | 0 | -209,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:36 PM Local Time
Felipe Ramos: / /
Eric Rodawig: / /
Felipe Ramos had the bring in and completed, Eric Rodawig then raised and Ramos made the call. The rest of the chips went in on fourth street and Ramos needed to catch, he made aces but Rodawig made trip queens at the same time.
On sixth Ramos caught a low draw and Rodawig bricked seventh before Ramos pulled out another ace for the scoop. He high-fived his rail and celebrated before promptly being given a one hand penalty for excessive celebration, much to the bemusement of some of the players on the table.
| Eric Rodawig | 1,200,000 | -77,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 200,000 | 111,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:21 PM Local Time
| Eric Rodawig | 1,277,000 | 0 |
| David Benyamine | 700,000 | 0 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 566,000 | 0 |
| Ali Eslami | 418,000 | 0 |
| Mikhail Savinov | 402,000 | 0 |
| John Racener | 398,000 | 0 |
| Ted Forrest | 394,000 | 0 |
| Joe Tehan | 389,000 | 0 |
| Antony Lellouche | 238,000 | 0 |
| Christopher George | 209,000 | 0 |
| Felipe Ramos | 89,000 | 0 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:16 PM Local Time
Tehan : / - folded
Seidel: / /
Benyamine: / /
Laak: / /
Joe Tehan was the bring in with the and Erik Seidel completed. David Benyamine called, as did Phil Laak and Tehan. On fourth street, Tehan and Seidel checked to Benyamine who bet. Laak raised, chasing out Tehan. Seidel called all in and after another raise or two from Benyamine and Laak, both Seidel and Laak were all in for their tournament lives.
Seidel:
Benyamine:
Laak:
Benyamine was rolled up and it got even better when he caught the on fifth street to make a full house.
Seidel made two pair on fifth and had a chance to make a better full house than Benyamine on seventh. Laak, meanwhile, made queens up on sixth. Both had chances to make a better full house on seventh, but both came up short (Seidel , Laak ) and have been eliminated.
| David Benyamine | 700,000 | 210,000 |
| Phil Laak | 0 | -160,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 0 | -50,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:06 PM Local Time
The players are on a 20-minute break. FYI, Erik Seidel and Phil Laak both eliminated on same hand by David Benyamine. Details shortly...
Monday, June 20, 2011 4:05 PM Local Time
Eric Rodawig: / FOLDED
Ted Forrest: / /
Christopher George: / /
Eric Rodawig had the bring in, Forrest and George limped in before it was checked to George on fourth and he bet. Rodawig folded but Forrest called. George then bet fifth and sixth before check-raising on seventh.
Forrest made the call and showed for a low, George flipped for aces up for the high. Chop it up boys.
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:45 PM Local Time
| Phil Hellmuth | 515,000 | 5,000 |
| David Benyamine | 490,000 | -90,000 |
| Ali Eslami | 440,000 | 43,000 |
| Mikhail Savinov | 405,000 | 91,000 |
| Joe Tehan | 390,000 | -70,000 |
| Phil Laak | 160,000 | 8,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 50,000 | 6,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:41 PM Local Time
| Eric Rodawig | 1,320,000 | 110,000 |
| John Racener | 420,000 | 20,000 |
| Antony Lellouche | 290,000 | -33,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 220,000 | -155,000 |
| Christopher George | 155,000 | -45,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 110,000 | -35,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:37 PM Local Time
Eric Rodawig: / /
Felipe Ramos: / /
Ramos check-called bets on sixth and seventh but got scooped when Rodawig turned over for a flush and a 7-6-5-2-A low.
Rodawig then picked up another pot from Ted Forrest to climb even higher.
| Eric Rodawig | 1,210,000 | 380,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 145,000 | -95,000 |