Given our limited access to the final table, we're not always able to catch all the details, which was the case with this hand.
We picked up the action on a flop which is where Patrik Antonius, who was in the big blind, check-called a bet of 155,000 from Mervin Chan on the button. Antonius then turned right around and led out for 275,000 on the turn, Chan called, and the completed the board on the river. Antonius took his time before sliding out a bet of 625,000, and after about a minute's worth of thought, Chan called.
We didn't see the hole cards, but believe the dealer said Antonius had a five. Whatever the case, Chan mucked and the pot was pushed to the Finn.
Jarrod Glennon opened to 125,000 from the cutoff seat, Joseph Cabret defended from the big blind, and the flop fell . Cabret led out for 100,000, and Glennon called.
The turn was the , Cabret checked, and Glennon fired out a bet. Cabret thought better of it, and folded.
Mervin Chan opened for 130,000 from the button and Patrik Antonius defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Antonius led out for 200,000 on the turn. Chan called and the fired out 350,000 when Antonius checked the river.
Patrik Antonius opened for 160,000 from the cutoff and Dan Shak called from the button. Joseph Cabret then moved all in from the small blind for roughly 1 million, Antonius folded, and Shak made a reluctant call.
Shak:
Cabret:
Shak literally shook his head upon seeing that Cabret was way out in front, but the flop gave him pause as he picked up a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, and much to Cabret's fortune, neither the turn nor river completed it.
Dan Shak opened to 175,000 from under the gun, Patrik Antonius called out of the big blind, and the flop was . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Antonius led out for 275,000, and Shak called.
The completed the board, Antonius checked, and Shak reached for chips, tossing out 500,000. Antonius folded his hand face up, but unfortunately we missed it.