Action has seemed to slow down a bit after the move to the pavilion stage with raise before the draw enough to take down the blinds and antes. There have only been two draws since the move and both resulted in minor pots.
![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Mike Wattel opened to 25,000 from middle position, and George Danzer called out of the cutoff.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Wattel | 1 |
| Danzer | 1 |
Wattel led out for 40,000, and Danzer tank-called.
"Nine," Wattel announced, tabling 
for a ninety-eight perfect.
Danzer studied Wattel's hand, then mucked his own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
||
|
255,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
||
Ashton Griffin opened the betting to 29,000 only to have Mike Wattel three-bet to 90,000. Action was on Benjamin Parker and he tanked for about two minutes. Eventually Parker mucked his hand and it folded back to Griffin who quickly threw his away as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 3,000
The action folded to Ali Eslami, who raised to 120,000 or so from the cutoff, leaving one yellow T1,000 chip behind as a card protector. Nick Schulman called out of the small blind, and the big blind released.
Schulman stood pat, Eslami drew one, and Schulman fanned 
, thinking Eslami was all in. He was not, and when he received a 
he folded his jack-seven face up. Schulman wasn't happy about what Eslami did, but Eslami said he does it in every tournament.
"I want the chip-and-a-chair story!" Eslami admitted. "I have a shot at something epic!"
The next hand, Eslami was all in with one-third of an ante, and the action folded to George Danzer, who raised to 20,000 in middle position. Nick Schulman called on the button, and Bob Bright called out of the small blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Bright | 1 |
| Danzer | Pat |
| Eslami | 3 |
| Schulman | 1 |
The action checked to Schulman, who fired 75,000, and Bright thought for a long time, then called. Danzer folded, and Schulman tabled 
. Bright looked frustrated, and it's no surprise - he showed , which is one card worse than Schulman's hand.
Schulman was pulling in the monster side pot, and Eslami announced that he was drawing live for the antes. He turned over 
, then turned over a .
"Still drawing live," he said.
Eslami turned over a .
"Still drawing live."
The last card he placed on the far left, thinking it was a deuce, and it was no-sided, but it was an ace, eliminating him in ninth place.
We're now at an official final table, and play will resume in 20 minutes or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
979,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
979,000 | |
|
|
||
|
596,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
|
477,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
||
|
371,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
||
|
313,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
261,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,000 | |
Between John Juanda and Nick Schulman, who do they think is a better player? How intimidating do they find eachother? Find out in the "Versus" challenge.
George Danzer raised to 24,000 and Bob Bright flat called on the button leaving himself with only 11,000 behind. Mike Wattel called out of the big blind and the three were off to the draw.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Wattel | 2 |
| Danzer | 1 |
| Bright | 2 |
Wattell checked and Danzer fired 45,000. Bright and Wattell both mucked their hands and Bright was left more crippled than he was to start the hand.
Two hands later Bright was all in for his last 5,000 against Mike Wattel. Both players took one and Bright fanned . Wattell showed and pulled his card first, a 
.
Bright looks at his card. "Nope," said Bright. "You win," as he tabled the 
.
Bright will take home $32,080 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Mike Wattel raised to 30,000 on the button, and Benjamin Parker and George Danzer called out of the blinds.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Wattel | Pat |
| Parker | Pat |
| Danzer | 1 |
The action checked to Wattel, who fired 60,000, and Parker quickly folded. Danzer went into the tank, however.
"I made it," he said, laughing. "Do you bet a ten-seven?"
Wattel shrugged, then re-checked his hole cards. Danzer found a fold, then Wattel shook his head, mucking the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
317,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
163,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
The action folded to John Juanda, who raised to 30,000 out of the small blind. Nick Schulman defended his big blind, and Juanda patted. Schulman drew one.
Juanda checked, and Schulman slid out a tower of chips, betting 108,000.
"I have a really good hand," Juanda admitted. "But I'm just going to call."
Schulman showed for a ninety-seven perfect, but Juanda tabled for a rough eighty-seven, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
895,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
530,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
|
||
