Koji Fujimoto raised on the button, Andrew Kelsall three-bet from the small blind, and Fujimoto called. Kelsall was pat right off the bat and Fujimoto drew two.
Fujimoto called a bet after the first draw, drew two again, then folded to a second barrel.
Koji Fujimoto raised in the small blind and Andrew Kelsall called in the big blind.
Both players drew two and Fujimoto bet. Kelsall called, and they each drew one.
Fujimoto then bet again, and Kelsall called. Fujimoto stood pat and checked to Kelsall, who took one. "Deuces," he said, and Fujimoto showed Jx7x5x4x3x.
"I caught three deuces," Kelsall added as Fujimoto took the pot.
Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
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The remaining five players are going on a 15-minute break.
In the first hand, Koji Fujimoto raised from under the gun and Justin Smith called on the button. Fujimoto was pat right off the bat and Smith drew two. Fujimoto then bet and Smith called.
Both players stood pat going into the second draw. Fujimoto bet and Smith called.
After taking some time, Fujimoto remained pat. Smith then took some time before breaking his pat, drawing one. Both players checked and Fujimoto showed 8x7x6x5x2x. Smith nodded and mucked.
In the subsequent hand, it was a three-bet pot in the blinds between Tommy Hang and Fujimoto. Hang drew two and Fujimoto one, then Hang check-called a bet. Both players drew one on the second draw and another check-call followed.
Hang drew one card and Fujimoto was pat on the final draw. Hang checked, Fujimoto bet, and Hang folded.
Justin Smith raised in the cutoff and Tommy Hang called in the small blind.
Hang drew two and Smith one. Both players checked and took one, and Hang then led out with a bet. Smith called.
Both players stood pat, and Hang bet again. Smith called, and Hang showed 8x6x4x3x2x to win the pot.
Andrew Kelsall raised from the cutoff, Justin Smith three-bet on the button, and Kelsall called. Both players drew one card and Kelsall check-called a bet from Smith.
Kelsall drew one on the second draw and Smith stood pat. Kelsall check-called another bet to draw one final card. Smith remained pat and both players checked.
Kelsall showed 9x8x6x3x2x and Smith mucked.
Nick Schulman raised on the button and Koji Fujimoto called in the big blind.
Both players drew two and checked. They each drew two again, and this time Fujimoto led out with a bet. Schulman then raised, and Fujimoto three-bet. Schulman called.
Fujimoto stood pat and Schulman drew one. Both players checked, and Fujimoto showed 9x7x6x5x2x to win the pot.
Justin Smith raised in middle position and Todd Brunson cold-called on the button. Smith drew one and Brunson drew two. Smith then bet and Brunson called.
Smith was pat after the first draw while Brunson took one. Smith bet and Brunson called, again exchanging one card.
Smith quickly bet after the final card and Brunson, with 120,000 behind, opted to fold.
Two hands later, Brunson called from under the gun and everyone folded to Nick Schulman in the big blind. Schulman flicked the extra 20,000 in and Brunson called.
"Four," Schulman verbally announced, drawing four cards, and Brunson took one. Schulman drew one on the second draw and Brunson stood pat.
Schulman drew one again, going into the final draw, and Brunson patted again, revealing his hand.
Todd Brunson: 10x9x6x4x2x 
Nick Schulman: 7x5x3x2x
Schulman had a wheel draw and slapped his final card open onto the felt. It was the 4x to complete the wheel and send Brunson home in sixth place.
"Good luck, guys," Brunson said.
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