Trevor Uyesugi raised from the button and made it 130,000 to go. Ludovic Lacay reraised from the small blind to 450,000. Daniel Alaei contemplated his action in the big blind, but folded in the end. Uyesugi made the call.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. After the turn produced the 
, pairing the board, Lacay fired 350,000. Uyesugi went back and checked his cards before tossing them into the muck. He was left with 1.08 million in chips while Lacay moved to about 3.7 million.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
2,275,000
745,000
|
745,000 |
|
||
|
1,720,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
1,710,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,560,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Miguel Proulx raised from the cutoff before Stephen Pierson reraised from the big blind. Proulx thought for a little bit and then stuck the chips in in order to put Pierson all in. He called.
Pierson held the 
against the 
for Proulx. The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Proulx's kings held strong.
For his finish in sixth place, Pierson took down nearly $150,000 in prize money.
Ludovic Lacay raised to 150,000 from the button, Daniel Alaei made a quick call from the small blind, and the two men were heads up the rest of the way.
The flop came out 
, and both men checked. That put the 
out there on fourth street, and now Alaei led out with a bet of 215,000. Lacay called without delay, and the 
drew one last bet from Alaei. He announced 475,000 and slid those chips forward, and that sent Lacay deep into the tank. He took several long minutes to consider, occasionally turning his glance to Alaei to check on him. Finally, Lacay took one last look at his cards and plopped them into the muck.
Ludovic Lacay raised to 125,000 from the hijack seat, and he found two calls. One came from Miguel Proulx on the button and the other from big blind Trevor Uyesugi, and the three players went off to the flop.
It came 
, and Uyesugi checked. He would fold when Lacay bet 265,000, but Proulx called to proceed to the turn heads-up. The came next, and both men checked, and they did the same when the 
filled out the board on fifth street. Lacay showed 
, and his six-high straight was the best hand, and the dealer pushed that into his corner.
Trevor Uyesugi limped in under the gun, and Ludovic Lacay raised to 200,000 from the cutoff seat. On the button, Daniel Alaei squeezed his cards and then shot a long sideways look over at Lacay. He announced, "Pot," and everyone got out of his way.
Alaei grabs a few more chips to move up to 1.53 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,480,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,875,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
1,540,000
-920,000
|
-920,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,270,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
560,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
Heavy betting broke out between Miguel Proulx and Travor Uyesugi on a flop of 
. It resulted in Uyesugi getting himself all in for his last 725,000, and Proulx was right there to look him up and call for a showdown:
Proulx: 
(top two pair)
Uyesugi: 
(top pair, gutshot/flush draw)
The turn was a great card for Uyesugi, pulling him into the lead with aces up. The 
river was safe enough to keep him out in front, and he's managed to find himself a big double up.
Counts coming shortly...
Dmitry Stelmak opened the pot with a pot-sized raise to 175,000. Daniel Alaei announced an all-in reraise two seats over, and Stelmak committed the rest of his own chips, albeit with a frown and a shake of the head. He was at risk, and the cards were turned up:
Stelmak: 
Alaei: 
Stelmak turned a flush draw, but the board of 
was ultimately useless to him. He's been eliminated in 7th place, and that's good for a six-figure score but no bracelet for Stelmak.
