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Jake Dollinger raised to 600 on the button and Joe McKeehen called from the big blind.

Both players checked a flop of and the came on the turn. McKeehen checked again and Dollinger bet 1,000. McKeehen called and the river was the .

McKeehen led out for 1,800 and Dollinger thought for a few minutes before folding.

Joe McKeehen – 10,500
Jake Dollinger – 13,500

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On a flop of , Joe McKeehen checked and Jake Dollinger bet 400. McKeehen called and the turn was the .

McKeehen checked again and Dollinger bet 1,300. McKeehen called and the river was the . McKeehen checked and Dollinger checked behind.

“I give up,” said Dollinger.

McKeehen showed , good for aces and tens, and Dollinger mucked his hand.

Joe McKeehen – 11,500
Jake Dollinger – 12,500

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Joe McKeehen raises to 350 on the button and Jake Dollinger defended his big blind.

The flop was and Dollinger checked. McKeehen bets 350 and Dollinger called.

Both players checked the turn card and the came on the river. Dollinger bet 700 and McKeehen called. Dollinger showed and McKeehen mucked his hand.

Jake Dollinger – 16,000
Joe McKeehen – 8,000

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With blinds of 50/100, Joe McKeehen raised to 250 on the button and Jake Dollinger three-bet to 800 out of the big blind.

McKeehen called and the flop was . Dollinger bet 550 and McKeehen called.

The turn was the and Dollinger checked. McKeehen bet 1,500 and Dollinger spent a couple minutes in the tank before tossing his hand into the muck.

McKeehen dragged the pot and took an early lead in the rubber match.

Joe McKeehen – 18,500
Jake Dollinger – 11,500

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With blinds of 200/400, Joe Mckeehen raised to 900 on the button and Jake Dollinger called out of the big blind.

The flop was and Dollinger moved all in for about 3,000. McKeehen snap-called. Dollinger showed and needed to hit a heart against McKeehen’s .

“I didn’t want to see that,” said McKeehen. “I just wanted to see a six. Not a flush draw.”

The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to McKeehen. McKeehen wins the second game against Dollinger to even out the series at one game a piece.

They start the third and final game to see who moves on to the final day.

Joe McKeehen – 12,000
Jake Dollinger – 12,000

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On the turn with the board reading , Jake Dollinger moved all in and McKeehen quickly called. He was all in for 7,575 and tabled , good for top two pair.

“Bad read,” said Dollinger, who isn’t quick to table his hand.

He eventually shows and has five outs to the river. The river was the and McKeehen doubled up.

Joe McKeehen – 17,200
Jake Dollinger – 6,800

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Simultaneously with Aaron Mermelstein defeating Staffan Lind, Corey Dodd defeated Gary Bolden to win the series 2-1 and move on to the fourth round.

Bolden finishes on the bubble and Dodd comes back tomorrow in the money and in the fourth round.

With Bolden’s elimination, there is only one match remaining. Jake Dollinger is leading Joe McKeehen 1-0 in the series. When that match finishes, play will conclude for the day.

Corey Dodd – 24,000
Gary Bolden – Eliminated 

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Aaron Mermelstein and Staffan Lind got all the chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading .

Lind was the at-risk player and tabled , good for a flush, but was drawing dead against Mermelstein’s .

The river was irrelevant and Mermelstein won the pot, the game, and the series 2-1. Lind bubbled the event, while Mermelstein will come back tomorrow for the fourth round in the money.

Aaron Mermelstein – 24,000
Staffan Lind – Eliminated 

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On the river with a completed board of , Joe McKeehen bet and Jake Dollinger moved all in.

McKeehen quickly called and was all in for 4,900. He showed , good for the nut flush and doubled up against Dollinger’s .

Dollinger still leads 1-0 in the series, but the stacks in this game have evened out.

Joe McKeehen – 12,500
John Dollinger – 11,500

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On the turn with the board reading , Aaron Mermelstein moved all in for 4,550 and Staffan Lind went into the tank for a minute before calling.

Mermelstein showed and was in the lead against Lind’s .

The river was the and Mermelstein wins the pot and takes better than a two-to-one chip lead in the match.

Aaron Mermelstein – 16,500
Staffan Lind – 7,500