Van Marcus closing in on the title
Tae Jun Noh completed from the small blind, Van Marcus raised to 130,000 in total from the big blind and Noh made the call.
They took a flop of where Marcus fired out 125,000 and Noh made a very quick call.
The turn was the and Marcus fired a second bullet worth a hefty 235,000. This time Noh gave the decision a little more thought before releasing his hand.
Marcus then flashed for a stone cold bluff! These two have pulled off some very nice bluffs against each other here at this final table, but this one could be the most significant as Noh is now on the ropes.
Van Marcus seems to have figured out how he wants to play Tae Jun Noh in this heads up match. He raised to 100,000 preflop and was called. The flop came down . Noh checked to Marcus, who made it 130,000 to go. Noh wasn't as quick on the draw this time when he called Marcus.
Both players checked the turn. On the river , Noh checked a third time. Marcus made what smelled like a value bet of 100,000, and again Noh stopped to consider what he should do. He decided to call and was shown Marcus' two pair, . Noh sighed and mucked.
The players are very even in chips right now, with both players holding roughly 1.375 million chips. Neither player is giving an inch as this contest is extremely close and could go either way.
Small pots are ruling the day in heads-up play. Tae Jun Noh and Van Marcus took an unraised flop of . They checked it through to the turn and the river. Marcus checked a third time on the river, bringing a bet of 50,000 from Noh. Marcus called but wasn't able to bring the pot home; Noh showed for a pair of tens and the winner.
Tae Jun Noh raised to 100,000 from the button before Van Marcus announced a reraise to 230,000. Noh clarified the amount before making a pretty quick call.
With nearly half a million in the pot already, the flop was spread and both players checked. The turn was the and both checked again. It seemed that no one wanted this pot as the on the river was checked again.
Marcus tabled for just a baby pair but remarkably it was good to take the huge pot!
Another raised pot between Tae Jun Noh and Van Marcus produced another hand that was checked all the way to the river. The board ran out . Noh never took a stab at the pot despite floping middle pair , which was the winning hand.
where Marcus fired out 125,000 and Noh made a very quick call.
and Marcus fired a second bullet worth a hefty 235,000. This time Noh gave the decision a little more thought before releasing his hand.
for a stone cold bluff! These two have pulled off some very nice bluffs against each other here at this final table, but this one could be the most significant as Noh is now on the ropes.
. Noh checked to Marcus, who made it 130,000 to go. Noh wasn't as quick on the draw this time when he called Marcus.
turn. On the river 
, Noh checked a third time. Marcus made what smelled like a value bet of 100,000, and again Noh stopped to consider what he should do. He decided to call and was shown Marcus' two pair, 
. Noh sighed and mucked.
and Marcus made a continuation bet of 130,000 to take it down.
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
. They checked it through to the 
turn and the 
for a pair of tens and the winner.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
for just a baby pair but remarkably it was good to take the huge pot!
. Noh never took a stab at the pot despite floping middle pair 
