A super short-stacked player was all in for 9,000 from early position and Vanessa Rousso raised to 15,000 as the next to act. Everyone else folded and the players showed their hands.
Rousso:
Opponent:
Rousso was in dominant position for the knockout and did just that as the board rolled out to give her the small pot which brought her closer to the million chip mark.
Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Mickey Appleman has been eliminated. Down to about 100,000, Appleman committed the last of his stack before the flop with , but unfortunately for him had run smack into Sorel Mizzi's .
The five community cards came and Appleman remained sitting in his seat for a few extra seconds before finally departing. Mizzi meanwhile moves up to 535,000.
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Daniel Negreanu opened the action to 13,500 from the cutoff and the player on the button moved all in. The big blind tanked before folding and Negreanu made the call.
Negreanu:
Opponent:
The player in the big blind announced the he folded , which left Negreanu's opponent looking for one of the two remaining jacks.
"It's always so scary," Negreanu said as he waited for the ESPN cameras to arrive. "I can't do anything anymore."
Negreanu was ahead going to the flop but experienced heartbreak when it fell . Negreanu turned on himself and let out a small but obviously frustrated "Dah!".
"This world series has been so rough," Negreanu said as the peeled off on the turn.
Negreanu would need an ace to win the hand, and unfortunately for him the river brought the , awarding his opponent the pot and knocking him down to about 35,000.
Action folded to the player in the hijack seat and he raised to 13,000. Jean-Robert Bellande, who finished in 78th place last year for $94,942, reraised all in from the small blind for 80,500. The big blind folded and then the hijack made the call.
Bellande tabled the after making a move. His opponent held the and Bellande acknowledged the good call he made.
Just as the dealer went to start dealing out the board, Bellande, who is sitting in the nine seat, put his arm in front of the dealer and said, "Wait, you're going to have to wait for the cameras. They're going to want to get this one."
The dealer announced the all in and then Bellande said to the camera crew that looked in the table's direction, "I'm all in!" After that, the crew rushed to the scene.
The dealer first dealt the flop and it came down , giving Bellande the lead with two pair. The turn brought a sweat with the and Bellande mentioned that he couldn't get excited just yet. The river landed with the and Bellande gave a few subtle fist pumps in celebration as he's back to about 170,000 now.
Eric Ladny was all in preflop for about 200,000 against the chipped up Sam Barnhart in a 'classic coinflip' situation.
Ladny:
Barnhart:
The board was as bricky as an abandoned Las Vegas construction site, filled with trash as it came - Barnhart's ladies were still good and he's now over the 1.5 million mark.
We caught up with Rousso in a recent hand on a flop of . Rousso checked from the big and her lone opponent bet 20,000 from the button. Rousso then check-raised to 75,000 and her opponent made the call.
The turn brought a and Rousso cut out a bet to 100,000 and slid it into the middle. Her opponent thought for a bit, but eventually folded.
From the hijack seat, Martin Kabrhel raised to 12,500. Garry "Beast Mode" Gates was in the big blind on this hand and made the call to give Kabrhel some action. The two players then saw the flop come down . Gates was first and checked. Kabrhel stayed aggressive with a continuation bet of 16,000. Gates made the call.
The turn went check, check after the landed and then the dealer completed the board with the . Gates led for 33,000 after thinking for a little bit and Kabrhel folded his hand.
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to give her the small pot which brought her closer to the million chip mark.
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, but unfortunately for him had run smack into Sorel Mizzi's 
.
and Appleman remained sitting in his seat for a few extra seconds before finally departing. Mizzi meanwhile moves up to 535,000.
, which left Negreanu's opponent looking for one of the two remaining jacks.
. Negreanu turned on himself and let out a small but obviously frustrated "Dah!".
, awarding his opponent the pot and knocking him down to about 35,000.
after making a move. His opponent held the 
and Bellande acknowledged the good call he made.
- Barnhart's ladies were still good and he's now over the 1.5 million mark.
. Rousso checked from the big and her lone opponent bet 20,000 from the button. Rousso then check-raised to 75,000 and her opponent made the call.
and Rousso cut out a bet to 100,000 and slid it into the middle. Her opponent thought for a bit, but eventually folded.
. Gates was first and checked. Kabrhel stayed aggressive with a continuation bet of 16,000. Gates made the call.
