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John Monnette: /
Ivey brought it in with the , Kenney completed with the , and Monnette raised. Ivey released, and Kenney called. On fourth, Kenney led out. Monnette raised, and Kenney called.
Kenney got the rest of his chips in on fifth street, and turned over for a pair of eights. Monnette was rolled up with however. Kenney needed an eight or running queens, sixes or aces to make a better high, or running low cards to split the pot. He was dealt running jacks however, and is our eigth-place finisher.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Adam Friedman, Bryn Kenney, and John Monnette checked to Nikolai Yakovenko who bet out. Friedman tossed out a raise and Kenney and Monnette sent both of their hands sailing into the muck. Yakovenko called and bet out when Friedman checked fifth. Friedman called on fifth and called once again on sixth.
The players got their seventh card and Yakovenko bet out one last time. Friedman called and showed for a pair of queens which took the high. Yakovenko showed for a seventy-six low and the two chopped the pot.
Ziyard brought it in with the , Arntzen called, and Friedman completed. Kenney, Ziyard, and Arntzen all called. On fourth street, Arntzen led out, and Kenney and Ziyard called. On fifth, Arntzen led out again, but this time only Kenney called.
Kenney called bets on sixth and seventh as well, but mucked when Arntzen tabled .
We picked up the action on fifth street when Brian Twete led out with a bet. Sven Arntzen called and Adam Friedman pushed out a raise. Twete announced and three-bet and Arntzen called once again. Friedman four-bet only to have Twete cap the action with a five-bet. The five-bet received two callers and on sixth Twete bet out again and had Arntzen call. Friedman raised and Twete called all in. Arntzen called and the three were off to seventh street.
Arntzen and Friedman both checked seventh and Arntzen showed for kings up. Friedman showed for a seventy-six low and Twete flipped up for the losing hand on both ends.
Twete will take home $21,392 for finishing in 9th place.
On fourth street, The action checked to Friedman, who bet. Ivey and and Yakovenko called. Yakovenko led out when he paired on fifth, and only Friedman called. Yakovenko led again on sixth and seventh. Friedman called on sixth, but released on seventh.
"Nikolai wins the pot," the tournament director said after the hand.
"Call me Googles please," Yakovenko requested.
The tournament director looked at him quizzically, but nodded.
"Can you call me God Emperor Brunson as well?" Todd Brunson joked.
John Monnette was able to make kings and nines to scoop Jesse Martin in a pot knocking Martin down to about 55,000 in chips.
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Martin: / /
The next hand Jesse Martin got it all in against Brynn Kenney on fifth street. Martin tabled while Kenney flipped up . Kenney got the on sixth and was able to make a diamond flush. Martin had a low draw but did not make it when he got the on seventh. Kenney was able to scoop Martin and send him packing.
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, Kenney completed with the 
for a pair of eights. Monnette was rolled up with 
however. Kenney needed an eight or running queens, sixes or aces to make a better high, or running low cards to split the pot. He was dealt running jacks however, and is our eigth-place finisher.
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for a pair of queens which took the high. Yakovenko showed 
for a seventy-six low and the two chopped the pot.
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for a seventy-six low and Twete flipped up 
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on seventh. Kenney was able to scoop Martin and send him packing.