Both players are in for the minimum 1.6 million this hand. Jonathan Duhamel is first to act on an all-spade flop . For the first time tonight, he elects to lead into Racener with a bet of 1.8 million. Racener folds.
"Come on John, get aggressive!" a memeber of the audience shouts out. MOC Jack Effel replies, "I love advice from the audience." Racener flashes a smile but doesn't take the advice to heart this hand. He open-folds the button.
Racener limps in again. Jonathan Duhamel checks again. Racener is really trying to keep pots small before the flop. This flop comes and draws a check from the first-to-act Duhamel. Racener fires a bet of 2 million into the pot that is called by Duhamel.
The turn card is the . Duhamel checks again. On this street, Racener takes his time betting 6 million, probably about 30 seconds in total. That bet represents about 25% of his remaining stack and convinces Duhamel to fold.
He puts in the chips to make the call and then John Racener checks. The flop comes down and Racener checks. Duhamel reaches into the mountain of chips in front of him and bets 1.8 million. Racener folds and Duhamel wins this one.