Bryan Pellegrino opened with a raise to 24,000, and Nathan Doudney made the call.
The flop rolled out . Doudney led out into the pot with 30,000 chips, and his opponent quickly called.
The turn and river would come and , with the two men checking it down.
It was Doudney's turn to show, and he tapped the felt. Pellegrino tabled , and Doudney slid his cards toward the muck. Pellegrino asked to see them, and the dealer flipped over what looked like . Either way, it was an airball, and Pellegrino's ace high takes the pot.
On a flop showing , Bryan Pellegrino check-raised Nathan Doudney from 35,000 to 85,000. Doudney called the extra amount, and the turn card came the , drawing a check-check.
The river was the . Pellegrino led out with 150,000. After some careful deliberation, Doudney let it go, and Pellegrino takes down the first meaningful pot of this matchup.
As that last hand was being written, Bryan Pellegrino took another sizable pot from his opponent. There were more than 200,000 chips already in the middle by the river, and one more big bet from Pellegrino was enough to fold Doudney.
We just caught the tail end of the preflop action, but it appeared that Nathan Doudney had limped from the button, and Bryan Pellegrino had raised to 90,000.
The flop brought , and Pellegrino checked. When Doudney bet out 50,000, his opponent grabbed his whole stack of big pink and green chips and slid them into the middle, making a covering raise. Doudney quickly called to put his tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown
Pellegrino:
Doudney:
Pellegrino was ahead with a chance to win the match right here. Unfortunately for him, the peeled off on fourth street, vaulting Doudney into a commanding lead. The on the river was a blank, and Doudney has notched a big double up from 566,000. He has taken back the chip lead by a decent margin.
Nathan Doudney raised from the button, and Bryan Pellegrino reraised from the big blind. Doudney moved all in, and Pellegrino quickly called.
Showdown
Doudney:
Pellegrino:
The two men had the same hand and were poised for a split. The flop was a big knot in Pellegrino's stomach though, as it came out to give his opponent the flush draw. Pellegrino stood up from his chair and walked over to the rail with his back turned as the dealer put out the turn.
"There it is!" said Doudney, and Pellegrino just lowered his head. The was meaningless on the river, and Nathan Doudney has come from behind to win his match, advancing on to the Final Four.
Bryan Pellegrino put on a great show over the past three days, but his effort comes up just short. He'll walk away with more than $90,000 for his work, but he is visibly disappointed with that result.