[user140525]
David Paredes and Daniel Clemente saw a flop heads up. Paredes checked to Clemente, who bet 375,000. Paredes quickly called, and on to the . Both checked. The river brought the , and Paredes checked a third street. Clemente checked behind, tabling for third pair. Paredes mucked, and Clemente dragged the pot.
donpeters
"Miami" John Cernuto - 7th Place
Sam Stein raised to 220,000 and then "Miami" John Cernuto reraised to 620,000, putting more than half his stack out in the middle. Stein reraised enough to put Cernuto all in and Cernuto made the quick call. The cards were then on their backs.
Stein:
Cernuto:
The first three cards off the deck after the burn were the to give Cernuto a pair of aces and improve his lead. The turn brought the and Stein picked up a pair of tens. He would now need a jack or a ten to send Cernuto to the rail.
"50 bucks for a a ten!" yelled out one of the railbirds supporting Stein.
"Just 50 bucks, that's it?" questioned the floor announcer.
The dealer then burned one last time before dealing the river card. The smacked the felt and nailed Stein with two pair. He went runner, runner to eliminate Cernuto in seventh place and is now over 10 million in chips. Cernuto took home $104,461 for his finish. The three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner now has nearly $4.9 million in career tournament earnings.
[user75032]
It hasn't been Thomas Fuller's day today, but maybe he's starting to turn it around. After Tom Marchese opened for 225,000, Fuller shoved all in from the small blind. Everyone folded.
Here's how the chips look coming out of the break.
Sam Stein - 9,155,000
Tom Marchese - 4,750,000
Yunus Jamal - 4,025,000
Daniel Clemente - 2,800,000
David Paredes - 2,645,000
Thomas Fuller - 1,910,000
John Cernuto - 1,130,000
[user140525]
Tom Marchese raised to 185k, and Yunus Jamal moved uncharacteristically quickly to make an almost min-raise to 320,000. Everyone folded, and Jamal took the pot.
[user75032]
What started out as a limped, three-way pot took a very interesting twist on the turn. Yunus Jamal, David Paredes and Thomas Fuller each checked a flop of . Jamal and Paredes also checked the turn. Fuller, the last person to act, fired out a bet of 80,000 that Jamal check-raised to 325,000. Fuller called after Paredes folded.
The river was the . Jamal, first to act, tanked for about 90 seconds before betting 625,000. Fuller couldn't fold fast enough.
donpeters
Tom Marchese raised to 175,000 and Sam Stein called. Thomas Fuller called as well and the three players went to the flop of .
Marchese was first up in the hand and bet 285,000. The chip leader was next and he passed over to Fuller. He passed as well and a nice pot went over to Marchese.
[user75032]
Daniel Clemente's bluff failed.
After the elimination of Eric Blair, play seemed to tighten up (the opposite of what usually happens after the first elimination). After a series of raise-it-and-take-it pots, action folded to Tom Marchese in the small blind. He opened for 190 and big blind Daniel Clemente called.
Marchese continued his aggression with a bet of 215,000 on a flop of . Clemente called. Both players checked the turn and Marchese also checked the river. Clemente tried to buy the pot with a river bet of 300,000 but Marchese was there to look him up. Clemente's tabled hand was queen-high; Marchese took the pot with a pair of sevens.
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flop heads up. Paredes checked to Clemente, who bet 375,000. Paredes quickly called, and on to the 
. Both checked. The river brought the 
, and Paredes checked a third street. Clemente checked behind, tabling 
for third pair. Paredes mucked, and Clemente dragged the pot.
smacked the felt and nailed Stein with two pair. He went runner, runner to eliminate Cernuto in seventh place and is now over 10 million in chips. Cernuto took home $104,461 for his finish. The three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner now has nearly $4.9 million in career tournament earnings.
. Jamal and Paredes also checked the 
. Jamal, first to act, tanked for about 90 seconds before betting 625,000. Fuller couldn't fold fast enough.
.
. Clemente called. Both players checked the 
turn and Marchese also checked the 
river. Clemente tried to buy the pot with a river bet of 300,000 but Marchese was there to look him up. Clemente's tabled hand was queen-high; Marchese took the pot with a pair of sevens.
