Hertzog brought it in, Idema completed, and Hertzog called. The two checked it down on every street, and Hertzog showed for fives and threes. Idema mucked.
Hertzog fired every street, including a dark bet on seventh. Idema called off the last of his chips, turning over for a six-high straight and a six-low.
Hertzog brought it in, Idema completed, and Hertzog called. Idema bet out on every street, and Hertzog called him down until seventh street, where he mucked face up.
Idema had the lead on third and fourth, but Hertzog bet his open aces on fifth, sixth and seventh (dark). Idema raised the end, and Hertzog folded after showing nothing in his down cards that improved his hand.
Idema brought it in then called when Hertzog completed. Both players checked on fourth street, and Idema check-called bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh. Idema turned over for a seventy-six low.
Joseph Hertzog completed, and Daniel Idema called. Hertzog fired again on fourth, and Idema raised. Hertzog reraised, and the two got it all in. Idema was way ahead with kings in the hole, and Hertzog didn't catch anything on fifth and sixth.
"He's dead, he's dead to the case king," Greg Mueller called out.
Hertzog flipped over a meaningless , and he was the runner-up.
Seventeen players, out of the 558 who entered, emerged from Day 2 of Event #39, and Daniel Idema has outlasted the other 16 runners to claim the World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $184,590 in prize money. He finished off runner-up Joseph Hertzog after about 90 minutes of heads-up play (and a few shots) on the 301st hand of the final table. Idema had been down as low as four big bets in heads-up play.
There, four-time bracelet winner Artie Cobb, who won all of his titles in stud variants, was the first to hit the rail when Hertzog made a wheel. Well-known pros Mike Leah (fifth place) and Matt Vengrin (fourth place) fell a few hours later, and three-handed play commenced.