We're not certain of the preflop action, but it looks like Bryan Schultz raised to 200,000 from the button and Daniel Lowery three-bet to 600,000. Whatever led up to it, though, Schultz ended up shoving all in for 2.86 million total, and Lowery made the call for all the chips! He'd like what he saw, too, as he had Schultz dominated.
Showdown
Schultz:
Lowery:
The two rails came to life and pressed in around the table as they tried to catch a sight line for this huge flop. It did not disappoint. The dealer spread out a whale of a , and Schultz was drawing live to the straight flush! He didn't have to wait long to find an out:
Turn: !
Schultz's rail erupted in celebration, changing their chant from, "Diamond! Diamond!" to "Hold! Hold!" Now it was Lowery drawing, and he needed to find a diamond on the river to lock up the title. Ultimately, he'd fall short.
The river brought the blank , and Lowery's trip aces were no good. Almost all of his chips have been flushed away, and he's now left with just 800,000 with which to try and mount a comeback.
Down around 700,000, Daniel Lowery committed the last of his chips to the pot before the flop with . Unfortunately for him, Bryan Schultz woke up with an ace, and his was plenty good enough to go with. Lowery was at risk for the first time today, and he needed to catch up to stay alive.
He did catch up. The flop brought him a pair as it came rolling out , but there was still some sweating to do. If Schultz could find a six, nine, jack, or ace, he'd be the champ.
Turn:
That was a blank, and it put Lowery one card from doubling back into contention. But he could not fade the river. The peeled off, and it seals the deal for both players.
It's elimination for Lowery, sent to the rail as the runner-up. That's worth nearly $70,000, and that's a fine consolation prize for three days' work.
For Schultz, it's time to celebrate and pose for a few photos.
It took three long days for the WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event to come to a close and it's Bryan Schultz who took down the ring and $111,812 prize. Schultz had to fight his way past 326 other players to claim the title. He also earned a seat in the $1 million freeroll National Championship.
Daniel Lowery and Schultz played heads up for just over one level. When they began they agreed to up the blinds to 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante to speed up the play with their very deep stacks. A decisive hand occured when Schultz scored a double up with a diamond flush on a against Lowery's .
The very next hand would be the last for Lowery after being left with only 800,000. He got all his chips in the middle holding . Schultz had and nervously watched the dealer lay out the board. It went and Schultz's pair of nines clinched the win.
Schultz score three knockouts at the final table. He sent Ron Segni, Jim Atwood and David Clark all to the payout desk. Lowery knocked out two players himself: Hank Czarnecki and Joe Fernandez.
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, and Schultz was drawing live to the straight flush! He didn't have to wait long to find an out:
!
, and Lowery's trip aces were no good. Almost all of his chips have been flushed away, and he's now left with just 800,000 with which to try and mount a comeback.
. Unfortunately for him, Bryan Schultz woke up with an ace, and his 
was plenty good enough to go with. Lowery was at risk for the first time today, and he needed to catch up to stay alive.
, but there was still some sweating to do. If Schultz could find a six, nine, jack, or ace, he'd be the champ.
peeled off, and it seals the deal for both players.
