David Bach raised preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call to see a heads-up flop of . Bach led out with a bet before Deeb put in a raise. Bach made the call.
On the turn, Bach checked, Deeb fired a second bullet and again Bach stuck around by making the call.
The then hit the river and Bach checked again with Deeb releasing a third barrel. Bach made the call.
Deeb showed for a missed draw as Bach took it down with just . A great call by Bach.
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It's come to that point of the tournament and evening where many players are starting to focus on reaching the money. After playing for a full three days, these guys do not want their efforts to go to waste.
The late-night dance of the poker player has commenced with many players regularly exiting their chair to go on a little walk around the other tables to check on the status of the short stacks. The players weave in and out and around each table before elegantly finding their way back to their seat.
The dance affects most players, even the greats, as Erik Seidel was just spotted loitering around the short-stacked tables.
With a bubble worth $72,914, this is not a time to bust!
The defending champion Scotty Nguyen has been eliminated from the tournament.
His last 28,000 went into the middle preflop against Frank Kassela.
Nguyen:
Kassela:
The board ran out and the queens of Kassela hold up to end the run of Nguyen. It was a courageous title defence, as Nguyen battled a short stack for long periods of the day, but he eventually succumbed in 22nd place.
Ever the crowd-pleaser, Nguyen stopped and signed several autographs and posed for photos before he exited the Amazon Room.
Tony G (X)(X) (X)
John Hanson (X)(X) (X)
John Kabbaj (X)(X) (X)
Tony G completed on third street and both John Hanson and John Kabbaj called. Tony G led on fourth and both players called. The G checked his open pair of sixes on fifth street, Kabbaj bet, Hanson called and Tony G called. Tony G reassumed the lead on sixth and led out, both players looking him up. Everyone checked the river.
Kabbaj showed (X) for aces up, besting Tony G's kings up with (X) in the hole. Kabbaj is now up to 600,000.
Thor Hansen (X)(X) (X)
Bill Chen (X)(X)
Frank Kassela (X)(X) (X)
Frank Kassela limped in, Thor Hansen completed, Bill Chen called and Kassela called. Hansen and Chen checked fourth street over to Kassela, who bet. Both players called. On fifth the action was again checked to Kassela. He bet, Hansen called and Chen folded. Hansen check-called another bet from Kassela on sixth street, then checked dark on the river. Kassela bet dark and Hansen called.
Kassela showed for a seven-high straight and a 6-5 low to scoop the pot and take his stack up to 660,000. Hansen was left with 150,000.
Mikhail Tulchinskiy has been sent to the rail with Erik Seidel collecting his chips.
Tulchinskiy: ()
Seidel: ()
Tulchinskiy would consider himself unlucky as he made a full house, threes full of kings, but Seidel showed eights full of sixes for a bigger full house to collect the pot.
Seidel is up to 600,000 with Tulchinskiy eliminated in 23rd place.
Scotty Nguyen had the bring-in, Vitaly Lunkin called, Frank Kassela completed, Nguyen raised all in for 41,000, Lunkin folded and Kassela called.
Nguyen rivered a ten for trips while Kassela missed his straight, flush and low draws. Nguyen scooped and doubled to 120,000 in chips. Kassela slipped to 430,000.
Steve Billirakis led the betting action on fourth, fifth and sixth streets with Matt Glantz all in for his last chips by fifth street.
On the river Billirakis checked to David Chiu who threw out one more bet but Billirakis let it go.
Chiu tabled for the nut flush, and with no player able to show a low, he scooped the pot. Chiu is up to 370,000 with Glantz sent to the rail in 24th place.
Freddy Deeb (X)(X) (X)
David Bach (X)(X)
Ville Wahlbeck (X)(X) (X)
Freddy Deeb completed on third street and both David Bach and Ville Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck checked on fourth street, Deeb bet, Bach folded and Wahlbeck called. Both players checked on fifth street. Wahlbeck led out on sixth, Deeb raised and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck bet the river and Deeb called.
Wahlbeck showed for deuces full of aces. Deeb mucked and Wahlbeck took it down. He's now up to 1.3 million in chips.
Frank Kassela brought in and Huck Seed completed. Vitaly Lunkin called as did Kassela.
On fourth, Kassela checked, Seed bet and both opponents called.
Lunkin had first action with a pair on fifth street and checked, as did Kassela with Seed firing a bet. Lunkin called and Kassela folded.
On sixth street, Kassela had improved to two pair on board and bet with Seed making the call.
Lunkin checked the river in the dark and Seed checked behind. Lunkin revealed () and couldn't improve on the two pair showing and Seed mucked his hand.
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. Bach led out with a bet before Deeb put in a raise. Bach made the call.
turn, Bach checked, Deeb fired a second bullet and again Bach stuck around by making the call.
then hit the river and Bach checked again with Deeb releasing a third barrel. Bach made the call.
for a missed draw as Bach took it down with just 
. A great call by Bach.
and the queens of Kassela hold up to end the run of Nguyen. It was a courageous title defence, as Nguyen battled a short stack for long periods of the day, but he eventually succumbed in 22nd place.
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(X)
(X) for aces up, besting Tony G's kings up with 
for a seven-high straight and a 6-5 low to scoop the pot and take his stack up to 660,000. Hansen was left with 150,000.
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for deuces full of aces. Deeb mucked and Wahlbeck took it down. He's now up to 1.3 million in chips.
