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Action folded to Zachary Clark in the cutoff and he opened for 5,500. After the button folded, Dan Smith three-bet to 15,000 the small blind and the big folded. With action back on Clark, he assessed the situation and opted to move all in for right around 85,000, a four-bet shove that Smith called.
Smith: 
Clark: 
It was a classic flip, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Smith was a slight 55.09% favorite while Clark had a 44.54% chance of surviving the hand. The 
flop was of no consequence, and Smith became a 3-1 favorite.
The 
turn further increased Smith's lead to 86.36%, which meant Clark needed either an ace, queen, or nine on the river to stay alive — something that would happen just 13.64% of the time. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. Smith improved to a full house and Clark's $25,000 Challenge officially came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
118,000
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118,000 |
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Busted | |
flop, and Mercier and Lehmanski checked. Juanda bet 7,800, and only Mercier made the call. Lehmanski folded.
, and Mercier checked again. Juanda slid out a bet of 15,500, and Mercier called. Then, the 
for a rivered set of nines. Juanda mucked his hand, and Mercier scooped the pot to move over 200,000 in chips. Juanda was left with under 8,000.
.
and Juanda lost out to Seiver's set.
flop from Joe Hachem to see the 
land on the turn. Shak checked again, Hachem moved all in for approximately 18,000, and Shak called.
for top pair and a flush draw. Hachem had the 
for an overpaid of aces.
, landing Shak with a diamond flush and winning him the hand. Hachem was eliminated, while Shak climbed to 230,000 in chips.
