Action folded to Khoa Nguyen in the hijack and he moved all in for 1.595 million. Konstantinos Mamaliadis called from the small blind and it was off to the races.
Showdown
Nguyen:
Mamaliadis:
Nguyen was out in front and stayed there as the board ran out . Granted, there was a straight on the board, but Nguyen's hand gave him a nine-high straight for the double.
The field having been whittled down to 14 in short order, the players will now be taking an extra break to accommodate the scheduled television coverage.
Play will resume at 4:20 p.m. Vegas time — a little under an hour from now.
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Players are back in their seats and cards are in the air once again. The plan is to play out the remaining one hour and 20 minutes of this level, then the first 40 minutes of the next level, after which will come the dinner break.
Badih Bounahra raised to 655,000 and John Hewitt called from the button to see the monotone flop. Both players checked and the turn was the . Bounahra fired 1.075 million and won the pot.
A short-stacked Khoa Nguyen moved all in under the gun for 3.22 million and action folded around to Konstantinos Mamaliadis in the cutoff. He moved all in over the top and cleared out the rest of the field.
Showdown
Nguyen:
Mamaliadis:
It was a classic flip as the flop came down . Nguyen had survived the tough part, and things got even easier when the hit the turn, guaranteeing Nguyen the double. The meaningless was run out on the river, dropping Mamaliadis to 3.65 million.
Anton Makievskyi opened to 550,000 from early position, Ben Lamb called from the cutoff, and the flop came down . Makievskyi continued for 650,000, and Lamb released.
Scott Schwalich opened with a raise to 525,000 from the cutoff seat, and it folded back to Bryan Devonshire in the small blind. Devonshire carved out 1.52 million and pushed it forward as a reraise, prompting a quick fold by Khoa Nguyen in the big blind. Schwalich responded by announcing he was all in, and Devonshire called.
Devonshire:
Schwalich:
The flop came an eye-popping , giving Devonshire a boat but not changing too much as an ace could still sink him. But the turn was the and the river the , and Devonshire doubles.
Devonshire now has about 14.5 million, while Schwalich has fallen into the extreme danger zone with 605,000.
Ben Lamb raised to 525,000 from the hijack seat and Badih Bounahra called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Bounahra checked and Lamb bet 650,000. Bounahra called.
The turn was the to pair the board and Bounahra checked. Lamb took his time and then bet 1.2 million. Bounahra called.
The river was the and it was an interesting card. Unfortunately, it brought no more action as both players checked. As soon as Lamb checked behind, Bounahra was a little bit upset that he didn't bet. Bounahra then showed the for a spade flush and Lamb mucked.
Phil Collins raised to 550,000 under the gun and Scott Schwalich moved all in for just 25,000 more. Martin Staszko made the call from the cutoff, and then Eoghan O'Dea decided to exercise his option in the big blind with a reraise to 2 million. Both Collins and Staszko folded and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Schwalich:
O'Dea:
Both players shared a ten, which mean O'Dea's accompanying ace was way out in front. The was no help to Schwalich, considering he didn't hold a spade, and neither was the turn. The river gave both players a pair of tens, but as we hinted before, O'Dea's ace kicker made all the difference.
Schwalich was eliminated from the 2011 Main Event in 14th place and will take home $478,174.
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. Granted, there was a straight on the board, but Nguyen's hand gave him a nine-high straight for the double.
flop. Both players checked and the turn was the 
. Nguyen had survived the tough part, and things got even easier when the 
hit the turn, guaranteeing Nguyen the double. The meaningless 
was run out on the river, dropping Mamaliadis to 3.65 million.
, giving Devonshire a boat but not changing too much as an ace could still sink him. But the turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Devonshire doubles.
. Bounahra checked and Lamb bet 650,000. Bounahra called.
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