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Brian Hewitt is the first player to advance to the Final Four.
Brian Hewitt and James Routos got all in after a flop.
"You have a big pair?" Routos asked.
Hewitt revealed .
"Oh, that's a nice hand," Routos said, turning over for a pair and an open-ended straight flush draw.
Bricks arrived on the turn and river in the form of and , and Hewitt took nearly all of Routos' chips. He finished Routos off a few hands later, and he's the first player to punch a final four ticket, doing so 2-0.
According to a bystander, Hewitt has breezed to eight straight victories.
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Joe Stiers is a game away from the Final Four.
Joseph Stiers raised to 600 on the button, and Torrey Korsog popped it to 1,900. Stiers came back with 4,000, and Korsog pushed all in. Stiers called.
Stiers:
Korsog:
Stiers was in a dominating position, but Korsog flopped outage when came down. Two aces completed the board though, and Stiers had Korsog covered. The match is now tied 1-1, and the players immediately started the deciding game.
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Steve Sarmiento handed Matt Stout his first loss.
Matt Stout, who had been running over opponents like a freight train, finally dropped his first game.
With blinds climbing, he shoved preflop with only to run into the of Steve Sarmiento. The board ran out , and Sarmiento has a 1-0 lead. The players jumped right into game two.
Joseph Stiers check-jammed over a bet from Torrey Korsog on a flop, and Korsog made the call.
Korsog's had Stiers' dominated, and nothing changed on the or turn and river. Korsog and Stiers have agreed to a short break, and Korsog will take a 1-0 lead into game two.
James Routos checked a flop, and he watched Brian Hewitt fire 1,200. Routos check-raised to 3,000, and Hewitt called. A arrived on the turn, and Routos mashed all in. Hewitt called immediately.
Hewitt:
Routos:
Routos had flopped top pair, but he was behind Hewitt's bullets. A on the river didn't save Routos, and Hewitt has a 1-0 lead.
Here is the bracket for today's final eight heads-up competitors.
Brian Hewitt versus James Routos
Matt Stout versus Steve Sarmiento
Adam Shulman versus Ernie Lewis
Torrey Korsog versus Joseph Stiers
Winners of the paired matches will face off in the Final Four, and those winners will meet for the championship and the $37,248 first-place prize. Action it set to start here in mere moments. As a reminder, all matches are in a best-of-three format, and chips do not roll over to the next match. Players are playing with 20-minute levels.
flop.
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for a pair and an open-ended straight flush draw.
and 
, and Hewitt took nearly all of Routos' chips. He finished Routos off a few hands later, and he's the first player to punch a final four ticket, doing so 2-0.
came down. Two aces completed the board though, and Stiers had Korsog covered. The match is now tied 1-1, and the players immediately started the deciding game.
of Steve Sarmiento. The board ran out 
, and Sarmiento has a 1-0 lead. The players jumped right into game two.
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flop, and he watched Brian Hewitt fire 1,200. Routos check-raised to 3,000, and Hewitt called. A 
arrived on the turn, and Routos mashed all in. Hewitt called immediately.
on the river didn't save Routos, and Hewitt has a 1-0 lead.