From the hijack seat, Jim Harnden opened to 105,000, and Drazen Ilich called along from the small blind to go heads up.
The flop came out , and it checked through to the turn. Now Ilich took the lead with 120,000, and he fired another 220,000 after the river. Harnden called both bullets, but Ilich's {Jd] was the winner at showdown.
Matthew O'Brien opened a can of worms with a raise to 110,000 from the hijack seat, and Drazen Ilich three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff. O'Brien came right back over the top to 665,000, Ilich shoved in for about 2.6 million total, and O'Brien made the call to put a five-million-chip pot in the middle of the table. Monster flip for a third of the chips in play, anyone?
Showdown
O'Brien:
Ilich:
The flop was a good sweat as O'Brien added another four outs to the win with the gutshot straight draw. The turn brought the and a big lead for O'Brien with one to come, and Ilich was drawing dead to the last two nines in the deck. The river was an upside-down nine, but the was a miss for Ilich.
That's the end of his day in sixth place, and he'll snag nearly $45,000 for his efforts here in Palm Beach this long weekend.
Under the gun, Rob Williamson came in for 125,000, and Jim Harnden three-bet shoved from the button with his big stack.
"Wow!" Matthew O'Brien said as he followed the action in front of him. "One time!" he said, looking at his cards from the big blind.
He mucked, though, and Williamson spent a while in the tank before calling all in for 1.675 million. Cards up, gents.
Showdown
Williamson:
Harnden:
O'Brien was less than thrilled that he'd been forced to fold king-queen, and Williamson was pleased to know that one of his death cards was gone from the deck.
The flop came out a very friendly , and Williamson secured his double one card early as the turn left Harnden drawing dead. The river was meaningless, and it's another huge double for Williamson.
Jamil Wakil opened to 110,000 from the hijack and Jim Harnden defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Harnden led out 260,000. A call from Wakil landed the on the turn. Harnden kept up the heat with a bet of 500,000,. but Wakil quickly announced all in for what looked to be about 650,000 more.
Harnden sat motionless for about three minutes before announcing call, showing .
"Wow, how can you call?" asked a stunned Wakil. He tabled and had nine outs to survive. The was not one of them, ending his tournament in fifth place.
Our final four have reached the dinner break. It was supposed to be a full hour, but they agreed that a half hour was more logical, and they'll be back around 8:25pm local time to finish it off.
In the small blind, Jim Harnden raised to 125,000, and Matthew O'Brien defended his big blind to go heads-up.
The flop came out , and it checked through to the turn. Harnden stared at the board for about thirty seconds, then flicked a blue T100,000 chip off his stack and into the pot. O'Brien quickly called. The river came the , and now Harnden slowed back down with a check. O'Brien checked it back instantly, and that was not what Harnden was hoping for.
"Jack-high," came the call from O'Brien as he prepared to muck, and Harnden let a smirk cross his face. He rolled over for the full house, and he'll add a few chips to his stack with that win.
Under the gun, Roman Valerstein shoved all in for what looked to be 1 million on the nose. Next door, Jim Harnden made the call, and the blinds ducked out to let the two go at it in a coin flip for Harnden's tournament life.
Showdown
Valerstein:
Harnden:
The flop was not at all good news for the at-risk player, and he suddenly had two outs or running cards as his only sources of salvation.
The turn opened up that straight possibility, but it would never come through. The river was the blank .
That's the end of the line Roman Valerstein, eliminated in fourth place. The start-of-day chip leader will cash a check for more than $75,000 as his consolation prize, by far the largest score of his live career.
In a battle of the blinds, Jim Harnden opened to 125,000 from the small, and Matthew O'Brien reraised to 265,000 in the big. Harnden made the call to see the flop.
The dealer spread out , and Harnden checked to the raiser. When O'Brien bet 325,000, though, Harnden check-raised to 750,000. O'Brien made the call there, and he called another 500,000 behind the turn. The river came the , and Harnden wasn't slowing down now. He stacked up 1.1 million and slid it into the pot, but his bet drew an all-in shove from O'Brien. It was 4.485 million total, and Harnden snap-called.
"You're good," O'Brien lamented, and he was forced to show his . Harnden's had filled up on the river. When the stacks were counted down, Harnden had O'Brien covered by just 20,000 lonely chips.
In that monster pot, we've bid farewell to Matthew O'Brien in third place. He'll pocket six figures with a check for $102,898, and we're heads-up with a huge chip discrepancy.
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, and it checked through to the 
turn. Now Ilich took the lead with 120,000, and he fired another 220,000 after the 
river. Harnden called both bullets, but Ilich's 
{Jd] was the winner at showdown.
flop was a good sweat as O'Brien added another four outs to the win with the gutshot straight draw. The turn brought the 
was a miss for Ilich.
, and Williamson secured his double one card early as the 
was meaningless, and it's another huge double for Williamson.
on the turn. Harnden kept up the heat with a bet of 500,000,. but Wakil quickly announced all in for what looked to be about 650,000 more.
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and had nine outs to survive. The 
turn. Harnden stared at the board for about thirty seconds, then flicked a blue T100,000 chip off his stack and into the pot. O'Brien quickly called. The river came the 
turn. The river came the 
, and Harnden wasn't slowing down now. He stacked up 1.1 million and slid it into the pot, but his bet drew an all-in shove from O'Brien. It was 4.485 million total, and Harnden snap-called.
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