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Julie Schneider opened with a raise from the small blind, and Masayoshi Tanaka called out of the big. Each player drew two cards before Tanaka called a bet.
Schneider would stand pat on the second round and fire out a bet. Tanaka drew one card and it was good enough to raise. Schneider decided folding was her best course of action, and she returned her cards to the dealer.
Tanaka - 950,000
Schneider - 120,000
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One hand later, Schneider would open the pot again, this time raising from the button. Both of her opponents called with Tanaka staying pat and Schneider and Mosseri each taking one card. Tanaka led out with a bet, and both opponents called.
On the second draw, Mosseri and Schneider traded in one card again, and both of them would fold to a second bet from Tanaka.
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Julie Schneider - 3rd Place
From the button, Julie Schneider put her last 20,000 chips into the pot, just good enough for a call. Tanaka called in the small blind, then called again when Mosseri raised from the big blind.
Tanaka took two cards and checked, Mosseri stood pat and bet, Schneider drew one card, and Tanaka made the call.
On the second round, the players exchanged (or didn't, in Mosseri's case) the same number of cards as on the first round. And once again, Tanaka check-called a bet from Mosseri.
On the final betting round, both of Schneider's opponents stood pat while she prayed for one more good card. The two live players checked it down, and Mosseri was first to show his 9-5-4-3-2. Tanaka couldn't beat the smooth nine, and it turned out that Schneider couldn't either.
Julie Schneider played a remarkably clean tournament right from the start of play on Day 1. She quickly proved to her male competitors that she was more than just a pretty face at the table, picking off one opponent after another with her well-timed bets (and a few favorable draws). Her deep run comes to an end in third place, good for $66,285 and a big hug from husband Tom.
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Though the heads-up duel is still in its infancy, Abe Mosseri is starting to assert himself. After trading a few jabs, Mosseri has managed to turn the tables and take a reasonably significant lead.
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Masayoshi Tanaka raised from the button/small blind, and Abe Mosseri three-bet from the big blind. Tanaka called and drew just one card. Mosseri took two cards before check-calling a bet.
On the second round, each player took one card, and Mosseri check-called another bet from Tanaka. Tanaka stood pat on the end, and Mosseri took one card and bet again. Tanaka called the last bet, and Mosseri turned over 7-6-4-3-2, having once again drawn to Number Two!
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Abe Mosseri raised on the button, and Masayoshi Tanaka put in the call. Both players would trade two cards before Tanaka check-called a bet.
On the second draw, both players took one card before check-checking the action.
On the final round of betting, both men took one more card, and Tanaka check-folded to a bet.
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Tanaka lost one more pot with a ten-nine against Mosseri's ninety-eight just a moment ago, dropping him down to 255,000.
On the next hand, he limped in from the button, and Mosseri raised it up. Tanaka called the extra bet and drew three cards. Mosseri would be pat the whole way, and he bet and was called on the first round.
On the second draw, Tanaka pulled one card before raising Mosseri's bet. After both men had put in two bets, they both stood pat and Mosseri check-called one final bet.
Tanaka tabled 8-6-5-4-2, and he finally earns himself a decent pot here heads up.
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Tanaka raised from the button, and Mosseri called the extra bet from the big blind. Tanaka drew two-two-one and Mosseri drew two-one-one. Each step of the way, Tanaka called single bets from Mosseri.
After the final bet-call, Abe Mosseri tabled 9-6-5-3-2, and his ninety-six was the winner to extend his chip lead.
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Masayoshi Tanaka - 2nd Place
On what would be the final hand of this event, Masayoshi Tanaka opened with a button raise, and Abe Mosseri three-bet it from the big blind.
After Tanaka called, he drew two cards. Mosseri drew one and made a bet which his opponent called. On the second round of draws, Mosseri patted, and Tanaka pulled one card. Mosseri bet, Tanaka raised, Mosseri three-bet it, and Tanaka four-bet all in for his tournament life.
Both men stood pat on the last draw. "Number Three," said Mosseri, turning over 7-6-5-3-2. Tanaka could only lower his head in acknowledgement, unable to show down anything better. He's been sent home in second place, and Abe Mosseri has won the bracelet for Event #55!
With Mosseri catching cards the way he was, Tanaka (and the rest of the final table) truthfully had little chance in this contest. Our runner-up performed admirably though, spurred on by a supportive and vocal cheering section. In the end, he falls just one spot shy of a bracelet. He'll earn six figures instead, stopping to pick up a check for $102,313 on his way out the door.
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