A short-stacked Bryce Yockey moved all in for 43,500 under the gun and Jonathan Duhamel looked him up from the small blind.
Yockey:
Duhamel:
Yockey was out in front with his king kicker, and the flop didn't threaten him too much. The turn was cause for concern, as Duhamel picked up an open-ended straight draw, but the river failed to complete it. Ship the double to Yockey.
Doyle Brunson's mounted quite a comeback in the last level, as he's back up to 190,000 chips. On seventh street, Brunson bet and Chris Klodnicki tanked for quite awhile before making the call.
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Klodnicki: / /
Brunson turned over and with three of a kind fours, he took down the pot.
Shaun Deeb has just lost five consecutive hands of no-limit hold'em, dropping his stack to 300,000 chips.
Hand #1: Robert Mizrachi led out for 45,000 on a flop of , Shaun Deeb called, and the turn was the . Mizrachi fired out another 75,500 - leaving 65,000 or so behind - and Deeb tank-folded.
Hand #2: Melissa Burr raised to 10,500 on the button, and Deeb defended in the big blind. The flop was and Deeb check-folded to a bet of 18,500.
Hand #3: John Monnette raised to 9,500 from under the gun, Mizrachi three-bet to 26,500 on the button, and Deeb cold four-bet to 63,000 out of the big blind. Monnette folded, Mizrachi called, and the flop fell . Deeb checked, Mizrachi bet 23,500, and Deeb folded.
Hand #4: Mizrachi raised to 8,500 out of the cutoff, Deeb called on the button, and Monnette called out of the big blind. Monnette led out for 15,500 on a flop of , only Deeb called, and the turn was the . Deeb called a bet of 33,000, and Monnette fired out yet another 33,000 on the river (). Deeb snap-called, showing for a set of sevens, but Monnette had him beat with for a flush.
Hand #5 Deeb raised in the cutoff, Jesse Martin defended his big blind, and the dealer spread . Martin check-called a bet of 10,000, both players checked on the turn (), and the completed the board. Martin led out for 28,000, Deeb called, and Martin won the pot with for a pair of jacks.
Brian Hastings completed with the showing and Jason Mercier made it two bets with the . Action folded back Hastings and he called. Mercier pulled the on fourth and had first action. He led out with a bet and Hastings called. On fifth, Hastings paired his queens and led out. Mercier came over the top and Hastsings called.
Sixth street saw Mercier pull a fourth diamond, eliciting a check from Hastings. Mercier fired again and Hastings thought for about 30 seconds before picking up his cards and dropping them in the muck. Mercier picked up the pot and now has about 845,000.
Picking up with the action on fourth, Phil Ivey led out with a bet and Andy Bloch called with queen-four showing. Ivey kept the first action on fifth and continued out with another bet. Bloch stuck around and both players pulled sevens on sixth. Ivey led once again and Bloch tossed out a call.
Ivey fired one final bet on seventh street and Bloch called to see a showdown. Ivey rolled over for a winning seven-low. Bloch mucked his hand and Ivey was pushed the pot. He's now sitting around 325,000 while Bloch has dropped to around 420,000.
Brandon Shack-Harris is having a heck of a 2014 World Series of Poker. He won his first gold bracelet, final tabled a couple of other events, and finds himself in the race for WSOP Player of the Year. Oh, and he's doing well in the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship.