Ana Galajian Out in 7th ($199,296)Ana Galajian was just eliminated when she moved all in with A 6 after Daniel Quach had raised with pocket nines. She flopped a flush draw, but never improved beyond that. Anahit Galajian is eliminated in seventh place, earning $199,296.



Kevan Casey Out in 8th ($132,864) ;Alan Goehring limps for $40,000 from early position, J.C. Tran limps from the cutoff position, Kevan Casey limps from the small blind, and Michael Woo checks his option from the big blind.


The flop comes 10 3 2, Casey bets $100,000, Woo folds, Goehring folds, and Tran calls. The turn card is the 5, Casey bets $300,000, and Tran calls. The river card is the J , Casey bets $200,000, Tran raises to $500,000, Casey moves all in, and Tran calls with pocket fives (5 5) for a set. Casey shows 5 2 (bottom two pair, missed flush draw), but it's not good enough. Kevan Casey is eliminated in eighth place, receiving $132,864.


The next player eliminated will receive $166,080 for seventh place. The final six will move on to tomorrow's WPT Final Table, where they are guaranteed at least $199,296, and have a shot at the first prize of $2.39 million.




Michael McClain Out in 9th ($99,648) ;Per Ummer limps for $30,000 from early position, J.C. Tran limps from middle position, and Michael McClain moves all in from the button for $520,000. Michael Woo calls behind him, and the other two players fold. McClain shows 10 3, but he is completely dominated by Woo's pocket queens (Q Q). There are no miracles on a board of J 9 5 9 7, and Michael McClain is eliminated in ninth place, earning $99,648.



David Chiu Out in 10th ;Alan Goehring limps for $30,000, J.C. Tran limps from the cutoff position, Kevan Casey limps from the small blind, and David Chiu checks his option in the big blind. It's a four-way pot, and the flop comes Q 7 5. Casey bets out $70,000, Chiu calls, Goehring folds, and Tran raises to $210,000. Casey folds, and Chiu moves all in for a total of $245,000. Tran calls with Q 9 (pair of queens), and Chiu shows 8 6 (open-ended straight draw). The turn card is the J , and Chiu needs to catch a five or a nine on the river to stay alive. The last card is the 3 , and David Chiu is eliminated in 10th place, earning $73,075.





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Mark Weidmann raises to $130,000 under the gun, Per Ummer reraises to $400,000, Weidmann moves all in, and Ummer calls with Ah-Qs. Weidmann shows pocket kings (Kd-Kh), and he's looking to double up here.


But the board falls in Ummer's favor, coming Ac-4s-3h, giving him the ace he was hoping for. Now Weidmann needs a king to stay alive, but the last two cards came Jh-Jd. Mark Weidmann is eliminated in 11th place, earning $73,075.





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Daniel Quach limps for $30,000 from the small blind, and John Gale checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes Kh-4s-2c, Quach checks, Gale moves all in for $350,000, and Quach calls with Kc-Jc (pair of kings). Gale shows 10s-4h (pair of fours), and he'll need to improve to stay alive. The last two cards come 5-7, and John Gale is eliminated in 12th place, earning $73,075.





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Alan Goehring limps under the gun for $24,000, Michael Woo limps, Juha Helppi raises to $174,000, and Alan Goehring moves all in. Woo folds, and Helppi thinks for a long time while the rest of the players start their ten-minute break.


The clock is eventually called, and while he has a minute to think, Juha asks Alan why he called the clock on him. Alan's reply, "We could be here all night."


As the floorperson is counting down the final ten seconds, Helppi calls, flipping over As-Jh. Goehring smiles and shows Ah-Kc. Helppi looks sick.


The flop comes Kh-8c-5h, and Helppi needs something runner-runner to stay alive. The turn card is the 2c, and Helppi is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 5s.)


Juha Helppi is eliminated in 13th place, earning $59,789. The remaining 12 players take their break before the blinds increase to $15,000-$30,000, with a $5,000 ante.



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Alan Goehring raises to $60,000 from the button, Danny Noam moves all in from the big blind for $300,000, and Goehring calls with pocket queens (Qc-Qd). Danny Noam shows Ac-Qs, and he's looking for an ace. But the queens hold up on a board of 10h-6c-5d-Jh-10d, and Danny Noam is eliminated in 14th place, earning $59,789.


With 13 players left, and another jump in pay for 12th place, we're back to a hand-for-hand situation. The increase in prize money is $13,286.





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