Wayne Pineault Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,000)
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After Wayne Pineault min-raised from the hijack to open the betting, Steven Edwards flatted from the cutoff, along with Andy Lam in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 
and Lam fired out a 70,000 bet, which was called in two spots.
The turn card came 
and Lam slowed down with a check, prompting Pineault to wager 150,000. With the action on him, Edwards raised it up to 435,000 and Lam got out of the way. Pineault quickly moved all in over the top for about 200,000 more and Edwards snapped it off.
Showdown:
Pineault: 
Edwards: 
The turn card hit both players hard, but despite holding top two pair Pineault was trailing badly against the Broadway straight held by Edwards. His supporters on the rail exploded when they saw Edwards' straight, and everyone in the room stood in anticipation to sweat the all important river card.
River: 
With that, Edwards' straight held up and Pineault was sent to the rail as the first elimination of the day. Edwards added to his chip lead and now holds a huge stack in addition to his experience edge in live tournament play.