Markus Gonsalves and Mike McDonald took a flop of 
, and according to a spectator, McDonald bet, Gonsalves raised all in for 178,000 and McDonald called. Gonsalves was ahead holding 
, and McDonald was drawing with 
. The turn and river were both aces (
and 
) and Gonsalves doubled.
MikeMcDonald89 Mike McDonald Lost a 420k pot last hand before break, down to 236k, avg is 245
July 04 2012
Our bellies are full, and the cards are back in the air!
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
We will be back in one hour. Four more levels are to be played, and there are 60 players remaining. Eventually 48 players will get paid.
Amit Makhija was all in preflop holding two tens agains the 
of Jose Vasquez. The board ran out 
, and Makhija doubled to 235,000 chips.
David Boyaciyan was all in preflop for 91,000 with pocket queens versus the pocket jacks for Layne Flack. Boyaciyan's queens held up and he doubled up.
Action folded to Sam Chartier on the button and he raised to 8,000. Christopher Brammer was in the small blind and reraised to make it 22,500 to go. Play got back to Chartier and he reraised to 44,000. Brammer took some time and then reraised to 72,500. Chartier moved all in for around 260,000 and Brammer called for less.
Brammer turned over the and was all in for 170,500 total against Chartier's 
.
The flop came down 
and Brammer had spiked a Broadway straight right of the bat to take the lead. The turn 
and river 
gave no help to Chartier and he sent over the chips.
Chartier was left with 88,000 while Brammer moved to over 350,000 in chips.
Thiago Nishijima finished third in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event during the 2010 World Series of Poker, and this year he made another final table when he came 8th in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em shootout.
Today Nishijima is doing good as he knocked out former chip leader Artem Kobylynskyi. The action started with Darren Elias who raised under the gun to 8,500, and Kobylynskyi three-bet to 19,000 from middle position. Nishijima was on the button and he four-bet to 48,000. Elias folded and Kobylynskyi moved all in for 72,000. Nishijima called.
| Thiago Nishijima | |
| Artem Kobylynskyi | |
The board ran out 
, and Kobylynskyi was knocked out. Elias has dropped far down while Nishijima is now one of the chip leaders.
Gregory Merson had Jeff Gross all in and at risk preflop. Gross was racing with against Merson's . The board ran out 
, and Gross was eliminated.
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