Timothy Adams raised to 60,000 in the small blind and Brendon Rubie defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and both checked through to the 
turn. Two more checks delivered the 
river where Adams checked. Rubie took a stab with a bet of 60,000, but couldn't shake Adams.
Rubie showed 
for nothing, while Adams took it down with 
for ace high.
That pot bumped Adams back to about 2.3 million.
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Brendon Rubie opened on the button to 41,000, James Schaaf and Timothy Adams called from the blinds and the flop came 
. Schaaf and Adams checked, Rubie bet 45,000, Schaaf called and Adams folded.
The turn came and both players checked. The river brought the 
, Schaaf bet 70,000 and Rubie gave his hand up.
Timothy Adams raised to 40,000 on the button and James Schaaf defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Schaaf check-called a bet 58,000 from Adams to see the 
turn. It was more of the same as Schaaf check-called Adams' bet of 141,000 to see the 
river. For a third time, Schaaf check-called Adams' bet. It was hefty 301,000 that Schaaf paid off, only to see Adams table .
Schaaf mucked, giving Adams his biggest chip lead of the three-handed battle thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000 | 350,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -360,000 |
James Schaaf opened the action for 50,000 and Timothy Adams raised to 140,000 from the small blind. Brendon Rubie called and Schaaf let his hand go.
The flop came 
, Adams checked and Rubie bet 160,000. Adams folded after a few moments of thought.
Brendon Rubie opened to 41,000 on the button and Anthony Gregg re-raised all from the small blind.
After James Schaaf folded his big blind, Rubie asked for a count. Upon hearing that Gregg was all in for 291,000, Rubie called with 
.
Gregg tabled 
and was looking for third double though Rubie today. However, it was not meant to be. The board rolled out 
, ending Gregg's tournament with a fourth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,840,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
Brendon Rubie opened to 33,000 from the button and James Schaaf made it 75,000 to play from the big blind. Rubie four-bet to 177,000 and Schaaf five-bet shoved for 875,000. Rubie called and the hands were tabled.
Rubie:
Schaaf: 
The board ran 
and Schaaf's pair held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,760,000 | 915,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | -843,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,443,000 | -67,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
845,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
320,000 | -10,000 |
James Schaaf opened for 40,000 and Brendon Rubie made it 109,000 from the small blind. Anthony Gregg folded his big blind and Schaaf called.
The flop came 
, Rubie bet 105,000 and Schaaf called. The fell on the turn and Rubie took a long while to check. Schaaf bet 200,000 and Rubie mucked his hand.
Timothy Adams opened with a raise to 32,000 in the cutoff and James Schaaf re-raised to 75,000 from the big blind. Adams put in a four-bet to 163,000 before Schaaf five-bet shoved with the bigger stack.
Adams immediately called all in for 913,000 with 
, leading the of Schaaf. The flop came down 
to give Adams a set, but the turn gave Schaaf outs to a flush. The river was red, but it was the to secure the double up for Adams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,842,000 | 927,000 |
|
|
740,000 | -950,000 |
