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Michael Weinberg moved all in for 400,000 from the hijack and Maxx Coleman reshoved for 1,075,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and it was off to the races.
Weinberg: Coleman:
The board ran out and Weinberg spiked and ace on the river to avoid elimination.
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Kenneth O’Donnell was all in for 280,000 on a flop of with . He needed to improve against Scott Drobes’s .
The turn was the and the river made it official as O’Donnell became the 33rd place finisher.
Scott Drobes – 2,500,000 Kenneth O’Donnell – Eliminated
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Joe Cada
The High Roller took its first break of the day and returned with Joe Cada leading the way. He nearly 3x’d his stack over the first three levels and Anton Wigg is the closest with 200,000.
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Sam Soverel
Ian Gillespie opened to 45,000 from late position and Sam Soverel defended his big blind.
The flop came , Soverel checked, and Gillespie bet 30,000. Soverel called.
Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the , and Soverel led out 40,000 winning himself the pot.
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Tzu Huang (left) versus Scott Drobes (right)
Tzu Huang opened to 50,000 from early position and Scott Drobes called from middle position.
The flop came , Huang bet 45,000 and Drobes raised to 100,000. Huang called.
Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the , Huang checked and Drobes bet 75,000.
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Players are currently on their first fifteen minute break of the day.
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Thiago Camillo opened to 35,000 from late position, Ian Gillespie called from the hijack, and Mukul Pahuja three-bet to 130,000 from the button. Only Gillespie called.
The flop came , Gillespie checked and Pahuja bet 300,000 winning himself the pot.
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Joe Cada
A few more players joined up including Maria Ho and Joe McKeehen. The addition of McKeehen after he finished the Championship in 50th place, short of his first WPT title.
His inclusion in the High Roller also means that fully 20% of the field has a WSOP Main Event bracelet. McKeehen (2015 WSOP Main Event Champion) joined Joe Cada (2009) and Ryan Riess (2013) and we might have another one waiting in the wings.
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Jake Schwartz (left) versus Sam Soverel (right)
Jake Schwartz was all in for 410,000 with and out in front against Sam Soverel’s .
The board ran out , and Schwartz’s nines held to avoid elimination.