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Sylvester "Vesty" Geoghegan
Action folded around to Dustin Fox in the small blind, who made it 36,000 for Vesty Geoghegan to call. Rather than call, Vesty opted to shove the rest of his chips into the middle and was called almost immediately by Fox; these were their hands:
Fox:
Geoghegan:
Things were looking good for Vesty to double up until the dealer spread the flop, giving Fox a pair of jacks and the lead in the hand. Vesty would need to hit a queen, a ten or running diamonds to stay alive, but was unable to get lucky this time around as the board filled out , .
For his 4th place finish, Geoghegan will take $56,955 back home with him to Ireland. Fox stacked up right around 600,000 in chips after the hand.
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Mark Bonsack has come alive over the past two hands, jamming back-to-back pots with substantial pre-flop re-raises in hands against Chris Ferguson and Dustin Fox.
Bonsack took down both pots uncontested and added over 100,000 chips to his stack in the process.
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Dustin Fox picked up right where he left off before the break, employing an aggressive style of play to pick up small pots, rarely putting much of his stack at risk.
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During the dinner break, 'Vesty' Geoghegan told PokerNews that he's in the middle of a very cold run of cards. His frustration is evident, as he's folded several hands to raises face-up on the table while shaking his head in disgust.
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Most of the tournament staff, members of the media and the spectator gallery have returned to their various posts, though we're still waiting for the players to arrive.
Once they get here, they'll have to be rewired for sound, so we don't expect to start for at least another five minutes.
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Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan more than doubled up moments ago after getting the best of a coinflip situation against Mark Bonsack.
Mark opened the pot with a raise from under-the-gun and his bet was called by Dustin Fox before it was Vesty's turn to act. From the big blind, Vesty moved all in and his bet was met by a subsequent all in shove from Mark Bonsack, in an effort to isolate Vesty. The move worked as Fox stepped out of the way, and the players tabled the following hands before the dealer unveiled the board:
Vesty:
Mark:
Vesty got the help he needed from the flop, which came , giving him top pair and an open-ended straight draw. The fell on the turn, further improving Vesty's hand, but also giving Bonsack additional outs to chop the pot. The last card off the deck was the , a safe card for Vesty, who stacked up just under 200,000 new chips with the win.
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The action picked up right where it left off after the break, as Mark Bonsack and Chris Ferguson got tangled up in a battle of the blinds.
Bonsack led out with a 60,000 bet from the small blind and Ferguson then moved all in from the big, putting Bonsack to a decision for all of his chips. The move perplexed Bonsack so much so that he tanked for a solid five minutes, all the while getting in and out of his chair while he considered a call. Bonsack eventually laid it down, and the pot was shipped to Ferguson.
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flop, giving Fox a pair of jacks and the lead in the hand. Vesty would need to hit a queen, a ten or running diamonds to stay alive, but was unable to get lucky this time around as the board filled out 
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, giving him top pair and an open-ended straight draw. The 
, a safe card for Vesty, who stacked up just under 200,000 new chips with the win.