Hand #39: Jason Johnson opened to 110,000 from the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #40: Evan McNiff opened to 85,000 from the small blind and Bryan Dillon called in the big blind. The flop came , McNiff bet 90,000 and Dillon called. The turn was the and McNiff check-folded to a shove from Dillon.
Hand #41: Jordan Morgan opened to 85,000, McNiff three-bet to 210,000, and Morgan called. The flop was dealt and both players checked to the on the turn. Morgan bet 155,000 and McNiff folded.
Hand #42: Johnson opened to 80,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes
Hand #43: Dillon raised to 90,000, Johnson three-bet all in, and Dillon called for his last 715,000, putting himself at risk.
Johnson:
Dillon:
The dealer fanned out a board of and Dillon not only caught one ten, but both tens, giving himself quads and a no sweat double up.
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Hand #44: Jason Johnson open-shoved all in from the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #45: Ray Foley raised to 80,000 when first to act and Bryan Dillon called in the big blind. The flop was and Dillon checked. Foley bet 90,000 and Dillon let him have the pot.
Hand #46: Evan McNiff raised to 80,000 from the dealer position and won the pot preflop when the blinds let it go.
Hand #47: McNiff raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Jordan Morgan made the call in the big blind. The flop was and McNiff bet 90,000 when Morgan checked. Morgan called and the turn was flipped over: . Morgan checked again and McNiff made it 245,000. Morgan called. The river card was the and Morgan led out for 425,000. McNiff pushed all in and Morgan called.
McNiff:
Morgan:
Both players had made a full house, but Morgan's was better with the fives full. Morgan secured a massive double up and is a clear chip leader with more than half of the chips in play.
Hand #48: Morgan raised to 100,000 and won the pot.
Hand #49: Johnson pushed all in from the small blind and scooped up the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: McNiff pushed all in from the small blind and Dillon made the call.
McNiff:
Dillon:
McNiff needed to connect with something to avoid elimination, and he made a pair by the turn when the board ran out to give him the double up.
Hand #52: Bryan Dillon opened and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #53: Evan McNiff opened to 80,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #54: Jason Johnson shoved from the small blind and won the big blind and antes.
Hand #55: Jordan Morgan opened to 80,000 and Dillon called in the big blind. The flop came and Dillon check-folded to a bet of 90,000 from Morgan.
Hand #56: McNiff opened to 80,000 from the button, Dillon called in the small blind and Foley called in the big blind. They went three-way to a flop and both blinds check-folded to a 90,000 bet from McNiff.
Hand #57: Jason Johnson pushed all in when first to act and Bryan Dillon shoved over the top from the button.
Dillon:
Johnson:
The board ran out and Johnson earned the double up. The two players had just one chip difference in stacks, and that one chip went back to Dillon. He was left with just enough to cover a single 5,000 ante.
Hand #58: Dillon was forced all in with only an ante to his name. Jordan Morgan raised to 95,000 and got the rest of the players out of the way.
Dillon:
Morgan:
Dillon's hand was in need of some assistance, and things were looking grim by the turn when the board read . It picked up on the river, though. He found the and quintupled up to 25,000.
Hand #59: Once again, Dillon was forced all in in the big blind. Johnson limped the small blind and Evan McNiff raised to 120,000 in the big blind. Johnson called and the flop was dealt . Johnson checked and McNiff continued for 135,000. Johnson made a raise to 300,000 and McNiff gave up. This left Johnson and Dillon to see the turn and river.
Johnson:
Dillon:
Dillon wasn't dead yet, but his fate was sealed when the last two cards were to eliminate him from the tournament in fifth place for $107,800.
Hand #67: Jordan Morgan raised to 80,000 from the button and Evan McNiff made the call in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn card was the and both players checked again. The river was flipped over the and McNiff led out for 120,000 to force a fold from Morgan and win the pot.
Hand #68: Jason Johnson raised to 80,000 from the dealer position and McNiff three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind to win the pot.
Hand #69: Ray Foley pushed all in from the small blind and the dealer counted it out at 740,000. Jordan Morgan made the call and Foley's tournament life was at risk.
Foley:
Morgan:
The flop gave Morgan top pair with . Foley couldn't pull ahead through the turn of and river of and lost his stack to Morgan. He finished fourth in this tournament and will be paid $147,463 for his run.
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Hand #70: Jordan Morgan opened and Jason Johnson called in the big blind. The flop was dealt . Morgan bet 50,000 and Johnson called to see the fall on the turn.
Morgan check-called a bet of 85,000 from Johnson and the river was the . Again Morgan check-called a bet from Johnson, this time for 225,000 and Johnson mucked when Morgan tabled for a rivered straight.
Hand #71: Morgan opened to 100,000, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #72: Johnson opened 100,000 and Morgan called from the big blind. The two seen a flop of and both checked to the turn . Morgan checked and Johnson took down the pot with a bet of 60,000.
Hand #73: McNiff opened to 100,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #74: Morgan opened to 100,000, Johnson three-bet to 275,000, and Morgan folded.