The action folded to Gregory Brooks who limped in from the small blind before Hans Winzeler checked his option from the big blind to go heads-up to the flop of . Brooks led out for 40,000 and Winzeler called, so then the dealer peeled off the turn of the .
Brooks checked, Winzeler bet 40,000 and then Brooks quickly check-raised the pot. Winzeler snap-shoved and Brooks called all-in.
Brooks:
Winzeler:
With Winzeler having flopped turned the nut straight, Brooks was drawing dead and had already started shaking hands with his tablemates by the time the river completed the board. For his efforts, Brooks will receive $53,210 in prize money.
We are now down to our official final table! Chip counts up shortly.
David Chiu raised to 55,000 from the hijack and received a call from Steven Merrifield in the small blind. When the flop came down , Merrifield check-called a bet of 80,000 and watched as the hit the turn.
Merrifield check yet again, Chiu fired out 225,000, and Merrifield surprised both Chiu and the crowd with a pot-sized raise, making it 969,000. Chiu hit the tank for several minutes before laying down his hand.
Joseph Ressler raised to 52,000 from the hijack before the flop and found two other callers in the form of David Chiu from the cutoff, as well as Hans Winzeler from the small blind before Steven Merrifield raised it from the big blind, making it another 140,000 to go.
Chiu was the only caller, but then Merrifield and Chiu checked down both the flop of and the turn of the before Merrifield fired out a bet on the river . Chiu quickly folded and Merrfield was only too happy to show his for the nizzles.
David Chiu raised to 66,000 on the button and Michael "Timex" McDonald, who has been nursing the short stack, decided it was time to go. He reraised pot and got his entire stack in the middle, which Chiu called.
Chiu:
McDonald:
McDonald was behind and looking for some mid-card help; unfortunately for him, the flop did not deliver. In order to survive, McDonald needed running cards or a non-club seven for a chop. The dealer burned and turned the , giving Chiu a full house and leaving McDonald drawing dead. The was put out on the river for good measure as Timex's time ran out.
He was eliminated in sixth place and will take home $73,965.
David Chiu raised to 56,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jason Mercier in the big blind. Both players checked the flop, which was followed by the turn. Mercier led out for 55,000 and Chiu quickly folded.
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. Brooks led out for 40,000 and Winzeler called, so then the dealer peeled off the turn of the 
.
completed the board. For his efforts, Brooks will receive $53,210 in prize money.
, Merrifield check-called a bet of 80,000 and watched as the 
hit the turn.
before Merrifield fired out a bet on the river 
. Chiu quickly folded and Merrfield was only too happy to show his 
for the nizzles.
flop did not deliver. In order to survive, McDonald needed running cards or a non-club seven for a chop. The dealer burned and turned the 
, giving Chiu a full house and leaving McDonald drawing dead. The 
was put out on the river for good measure as Timex's time ran out.
turn. Mercier led out for 55,000 and Chiu quickly folded.