Hand #12: Jason Koon opened for 35,000 from early position only to have Brent Hanks three-bet to 94,000 from middle position. Jess Dioquino then four-bet to 320,000 from the big blind, Koon folded and Hanks moved all in. Dioquino called with the , and Hanks held the same hand with the . The board ran out and they chopped it up.
Hand #13: Amit Makhija opened for 35,000 in middle position and Eric Baldwin defended from the big blind. Both players ended up checking it down as the board ran out and Makhija won the pot with the , which bested Baldwin's .
Hand #14: Jess Dioquino opened for 34,000 from the button but then folded when Eric Baldwin moved all in from the small blind.
Hand #15: Jacob Jung opened for 35,000 from middle position and swiped the blinds.
Hand #16: Matt Waxman took down the pot with a raise to 32,000.
Hand #17: Robert Dreyfuss opened for 33,000 from early position and Amit Makhija opted to look him up from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and then Makhija check-folded to a bet of 52,000.
Hand #18: Amit Makhija raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Jacob Jung defended from the big. When the flop came down , Makhija led out for 40,000 and Jung instantly moved all in. Makhija folded.
Hand #19: Eric Baldwin opened for 32,000 from middle position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Eric Baldwin opened for 32,000 from early position and Robert Dreyfuss called from the big blind. Dreyfuss checked the flop, Baldwin fired out 42,000 and Dreyfuss woke up with a check-raise to 84,000. Baldwin folded.
Hand #21: Brent Hanks took down the pot with a raise to 32,000 from middle position.
Hand #22 of the final table began with two minutes left in Level 22, and now we're 13 minute into Level 23. It's a big one and taking some time, so stay tuned for the details.
Hand #22: Matt Waxman opened for 32,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 77,000 by Jess Dioquino in the small blind. Waxman made the call and it was heads-up action to the flop. Dioquino led out for 65,000, Waxman raised to 165,000 and Dioquino three-bet to 400,000. Waxman responded by moving all in for 816,000 total and Dioquino hit the tank.
He spent a solid ten minutes mulling over the decision, during which time many of the players exited the stage and the level went up. Eventually Dioquino sent his cards to the muck and Waxman took down the pot.
Hand #23: Jason Koon raised to 40,000 under the gun and cleared the field to Eric Baldwin, who moved all in for 323,000 from the small blind. Koon made the call with the but was in dire straits against the of Baldwin. The flop paired both players, but Baldwin's king kicker had him firmly in the lead. Neither the turn nor river was what Koon needed, and he was knocked down to 97,000.
Hand #24: Robert Dreyfuss raised to 45,000 from late position and then called when Eric Baldwin three-bet to 105,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Dreyfuss called and the flop fell . Baldwin led out for 105,000 and Dreyfuss released his hand.
Hand #25: Matt Waxman raised to 40,000 from middle position and then folded when Eric Baldwin three-bet to 95,000 from the cutoff.
Hand #26: Jacob Jung opened for 40,000 under the gun and received a call from Amit Makhija in the small blind. The flop saw Makhja lead out for 60,000, and Jung snap-folded.
Hand #27: Robert Dreyfuss raised to 45,000 from early position and then called when Amit Makhija three-bet to 105,000 from the small blind. The latter then fired out 85,000 on the flop and Dreyfuss folded.
Hand #28: Eric Baldwin opened for 40,000 from middle position and then folded when Matt Waxman three-bet to 110,000 from the big blind.
Hand #29: A short-stacked Jason Koon moved all in from middle position for 59,000 and Brent Hanks three-bet it to 100,000 from late position. Amit Makhija took his time in the cutoff before four-betting to 200,000, and Hanks moved all in after action folded back to him. Makhija made the call and discovered the bad news.
Hanks:
Makhija:
Koon:
Hanks had Makhija dominated, while Koon's best chance at survival was an ace. The flop gave Koon a pair of fours, but he'd need another to make it count. The turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the river. Koon was dispatched in ninth place while Hanks doubled through Makhija.
, and Hanks held the same hand with the 
. The board ran out 
and they chopped it up.
and Makhija won the pot with the 
, which bested Baldwin's 
.
, Makhija led out for 40,000 and Jung instantly moved all in. Makhija folded.
flop, Baldwin fired out 42,000 and Dreyfuss woke up with a check-raise to 84,000. Baldwin folded.
flop. Dioquino led out for 65,000, Waxman raised to 165,000 and Dioquino three-bet to 400,000. Waxman responded by moving all in for 816,000 total and Dioquino hit the tank.
but was in dire straits against the 
flop paired both players, but Baldwin's king kicker had him firmly in the lead. Neither the 
river was what Koon needed, and he was knocked down to 97,000.
. Baldwin led out for 105,000 and Dreyfuss released his hand.
turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the 
