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  • This week’s remaining players are Todd Brunson, Phil Gordon, Gabe Kaplan, Cory Zeidman, and David Grey. Phil Hellmuth was eliminated. The theme is “Speak Your Mind,” featuring players who love to talk at the poker table.
  • Brunson (Kc/10d) calls and Gordon (10c/6s) checks. The flop is 9s/7s/5c giving Gordon a gut-shot straight draw. The turn is 8c giving Gordon a straight. He bets $1,000 and Brunson gets out.
  • Brunson (7h/6h) raises to $2,200, Kaplan (Qd/3d) calls. The flop is 9s/As/2c, helping neither player. Brunson bets $2,900 and Kaplan folds.
  • Kaplan (Ks/4s) calls, Zeidman (10d/7h) checks. The flop is Ad/6h/5h giving Kaplan a pair of fours. He bets $1,700 and takes the pot after Zeidman folds.
  • Brunson (Kc/10h) raises to $2,200 and takes a free pot.
  • Kaplan (2h/2c) and Grey (Ad/8c) call, Brunson (Kd/Qs) checks. The flop is 5h/4s/9d, all players check. The turn (As) gives Grey a pair of aces. Kaplan bets $2,600, Grey calls but Brunson gets out. The river is 5s, meaning Grey has the best hand. Both players check and Grey takes the $7,600 pot.
  • Zeidman (Kd/8d) raises to $2,400 but gets no action.
  • Grey (Kh/3h) raises to $2,200 and takes a free pot.
  • Gordon (Ad/10h) raises to $2,200 and everybody lays down again.
  • Kaplan (10d/9h) raises to $1,900 and Zeidman (Ah/Qc) and Grey (8h/7d) both call. The flop is 3d/5c/6h giving Grey a straight draw. All players check and the turn is 9s. Grey hits his straight while Kaplan gets a pair of nines. Grey bets $2,600 and both opponents lay down.
  • Current chip count: 1) Zeidman-$36k, 2) Gordon-$25k, 3) Kaplan-$22k, 4) Grey-$21k, 5) Brunson-$16k. Blinds have been raised to $600/$1200.
  • Kaplan (Ah/8h) calls, Zeidman (10d/4s) raises to $4,700. Kaplan lays down.
  • Zeidman (8c/7c) and Brunson (Qc/10c) call, Gordon (4h/4c) checks. The flop is 8h/Jh/8s giving Zeidman trip 8’s and Brunson a gut-shot straight draw. The turn is 6c, Zeidman bets $2,500. Both opponents lay down and Zeidman wins again.
  • Brunson (Ks/10d) and Gordon (2h/2c) call, Kaplan (7s/6h) checks. The flop is 7c/Ad/3s giving Kaplan the biggest pair. All players check and the turn is 2d giving Gordon a set. Gordon bets $2,000 and Kaplan checks. The river (Kc) doesn’t matter because Kaplan is drawing dead. Gordon bets $4,500, Kaplan lays down.
  • Kaplan (Js/9c) raises to $3,600 and everybody lays down.
  • Zeidman (As/Js) raises to $3,100, Brunson (Ah/Qd) goes all-in ($10,000). Zeidman calls and is in bad shape. The flop is 4h/6d/Kd helping neither player. The turn (3s) and river (8d) also don’t help and Brunson takes the monster $21,200 pot.
  • Zeidman (9s/2s) calls, Grey (Ad/Ac) raises to $3,600. Zeidman wisely lays his hand down.
  • Zeidman (10h/9h) and Brunson (5d/2d) call, Gordon (Ad/Kh) raises to $5,200. His opponents get out.
  • Brunson (As/Qh) raises to $3,500 but gets no action.
  • Kaplan (Ks/Jd) calls, Zeidman (Ks/Jd) checks. The flop is 6c/Qc/7c giving Zeidman a pair of queens. Kaplan bets $2,000, Zeidman raises to $5,500. Kaplan gives up his hand.
  • Current standings: 1) Gordon-$36k, 2) Zeidman-$27k, 3) Brunson-$21k, 4) Grey-$20k, 5) Kaplan-$16k
  • Zeidman (Ah/7c) raises to $3,100, Gordon goes all-in ($26,800). Zeidman lays down.
  • Grey (Kc/10c) raises to $3,500 and takes the pot.
  • Kaplan (Kd/8c) raises to $3,600 and takes a free pot.
  • Kaplan (Ac/9s) raises to $3,500 and yet again nobody wants to play.
  • Zeidman (3d/3c) raises to $3,600 and everybody lays down.
  • Zeidman (Ah/8c) raises to $3,600 again, Grey (Js/Jh) goes all-in. Bruson (As/Ks) calls and Zeidman gets out. The flop is 2c/Jc/4d giving Grey a set. The turn is Qh giving Bruson a straight draw. The river is 8s so Grey wins. Brunson is eliminated in 5th place.
  • End of the episode.