Friedman Soaring
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Action folded to Adam Friedman on the button, who raised. Denis Nesterenko three-bet out of the small and the big blind folded to send the action back to Friedman, who called.
Nesterenko drew one on the initial draw to Friedman's two. He followed up that draw with a bet, which was called by Friedman.
On the second draw Nesterenko took one for a second time and Friedman again drew two. Nesterenko led into Friedman, who responded with a raise. It was not enough to shed Nesterenko, however, who flatted.
The third and final draw saw both players stand pat. Action went check-check and Friedman showed 
to take down the pot and move up over 600,000.
At another table former WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen was seen headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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650,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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130,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |