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Three players went to the flop of . First up was James Carroll and he checked to Brock Parker. Parker was the player that started things preflop with a raise and he elected to fire the flop, making a bet of 45,000. Diego Sanchez was next up in position and made the call of rhe 45,000 and Carroll called as well.
The turn card brought the to the party. Carroll checked, Parker checked and Sanchez finished up the action on the turn with a check as well.
The river was the and Carroll looked at the dealer before announcing a bet of 110,000. Parker folded and then Sanchez folded as well, giving Carroll the pot. He's now up to 605,000, while Parker and Sanchez dropped to 760,000 and 355,000, respectively.
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The pot was contested heads-up between James Carroll and Dan Casetta. Carroll led out for 35,000 on a king-high flop, . Casetta had position and called behind to the turn. Carroll checked that card, prompting Casetta to bet 57,000. Carroll called and checked again on the river. Casetta couldn't bring himself to bet and checked behind, tabling for two pair, kings and sixes. Carroll peeked at his cards one time before mucking.
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Brock Parker
From the button, Brock Parker raised to 28,000 and got one caller from the big blind in Diego Sanchez. The two went to a flop of and Sanchez checked to the preflop aggressor. Parker checked behind.
The turn added the to the board. Sanchez checked again and this time Parker opted to bet. He fired 48,000 and Sanchez made the call.
The river completed the board with the . Sanchez checked again and then Parker fired 96,000. His bet was enough to make Sanchez fold and he scooped the pot to move to 825,000 chips. Sanchez dropped back down to 400,000.
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Aaron Been - 7th Place
Aaron Been never really recovered from the pot he lost earlier to Diego Sanchez. Been moved all in for 125,000 after Brock Parker opened for 28,000. James Carroll was in the big blind and re-raised all in, sending a clear message to Parker. He quickly folded, allowing Been and Carroll to open their hands.
Been:
Carroll:
The crowd of Vegas pros on the rail were on their feet for the flop. It improved neither player, . The on the turn gave Been some additional flush outs, but the river fell a clean for Carroll.
Been will leave the tournament with $28,700 in prize money.
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Dan Casetta raised to 33,000 from middle position and then James Carroll called from the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind as well.
The flop came down and Carroll fired 63,000. O'Dwyer folded and then action fell on Casetta. He tanked for a bit and then slid out a raise to 200,000. Carroll mucked and Casetta picked up the pot.
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Anthony Yeh - 8th Place
Former PokerNews employee Anthony Yeh didn't have much room to work at this final table. He moved in several times without being called. At some point, if Yeh hoped to win the tournament, he would need someone to call his all-in bet.
Action passed to Yeh and for the fourth or fifth time today he moved in. This time, Dan Casetta moved in behind him.
"Do you have a pair?" Yeh asked. Casetta did not. He had , which was bad news for Yeh's . It got even worse for Yeh on a flop of . He needed runners to stay alive. The on the turn left Yeh drawing dead. He left in 8th place to a round of applause from all of the PokerNews staff and former staff on hand to sweat him.
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There's a bit of a rail that has been building up throughout the afternoon. Scott Seiver, Darryl Fish, Christina Lindley and Justin Bonomo are all off to one side. Behind James Carroll in Seat 5 are roughly another dozen people.
At the other end of the table are J.C. Alvarado and Angel Guillen, here to support fellow countryman Diego Sanchez. There is also a large gathering of supporters for former PokerNews employee Anthony Yeh.
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One hand after doubling up Diego Sanchez, a short-stacked Aaron Been moved all in for 66,000. Brock Parker isolated with a re-raise from the button, driving both blinds out of the hand. The cards were quickly on their backs
Been:
Parker:
Been took the lead in this coin flip by pairing aces on the flop, . The turn was a sweat card for Been, as Parker held the only diamond. But the river bricked out a harmless to double up Been.
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Sanchez with the double
Diego Sanchez raised to 28,000 from early position and action folded to Aaron Been in the cutoff seat. Been moved all in for 317,000 and when action got back to Sanchez he immediately called.
Sanchez held the and Been held the . After the board ran out and a final count of the chips, Sanchez was the player at risk and doubled to over 500,000. Been was left with just 66,000 chips.
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Andrew Lichtenberger tried to pull a fast one on Aaron Been. Lichtenberger limped in from the small blind, then checked all the way to the river, with Been checking behind. At the river, with the board reading , Lichtenberger bet 18,000. Been made a quick call, then appeared confused as Lichtenberger turned up . Once he was sure Lichtenberger had no pair, Been turned over , ace-high, to take down the pot.
. First up was James Carroll and he checked to Brock Parker. Parker was the player that started things preflop with a raise and he elected to fire the flop, making a bet of 45,000. Diego Sanchez was next up in position and made the call of rhe 45,000 and Carroll called as well.
to the party. Carroll checked, Parker checked and Sanchez finished up the action on the turn with a check as well.
and Carroll looked at the dealer before announcing a bet of 110,000. Parker folded and then Sanchez folded as well, giving Carroll the pot. He's now up to 605,000, while Parker and Sanchez dropped to 760,000 and 355,000, respectively.
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. Casetta had position and called behind to the 
turn. Carroll checked that card, prompting Casetta to bet 57,000. Carroll called and checked again on the 
river. Casetta couldn't bring himself to bet and checked behind, tabling 
for two pair, kings and sixes. Carroll peeked at his cards one time before mucking.
and Sanchez checked to the preflop aggressor. Parker checked behind.
to the board. Sanchez checked again and this time Parker opted to bet. He fired 48,000 and Sanchez made the call.
. Sanchez checked again and then Parker fired 96,000. His bet was enough to make Sanchez fold and he scooped the pot to move to 825,000 chips. Sanchez dropped back down to 400,000.
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and Carroll fired 63,000. O'Dwyer folded and then action fell on Casetta. He tanked for a bit and then slid out a raise to 200,000. Carroll mucked and Casetta picked up the pot.
was a sweat card for Been, as Parker held the only diamond. But the river bricked out a harmless 
to double up Been.
, Lichtenberger bet 18,000. Been made a quick call, then appeared confused as Lichtenberger turned up 
, ace-high, to take down the pot.