Dan Gerard is Riding the Roller Coaster at the Final Table
Just a few hands after losing a huge flip, Dan Gerard just doubled through Eric Rappaport to recoup his earlier loss.
Gerard's last 2.3 million went in before the flop, and Gerard tabled his just hoping to have live cards. When he saw Rappaport's , his hand was live indeed, and he found four more outs on the flop. Rappaport's big slick gave him a BRoadway straight draw, however, so Gerard essentially traded his three outs to the jack for the decks' four remaining nines.
Turn:
Just like that, Gerard's gin card arrived on board, but Rappaport's king of spades meant the drama was far from over. Gerard would need to dodge jacks and spades to survive.
River:
The board pairing was just what Gerard wanted to see, and his straight was enough to secure his survival. He now sits with nearly 5 million, while Rappaport dropped to just under 4 million.
After suffering a few losses in previous hands, Eric Rappaport open-shoved with and hoped to hold live cards at the very least if somebody called.
Unfortunately for him, David Heck woke up with and Rappaport went from hoping to be live to life support.
The final board read when it was all said and done, sending Rappaport to the rail in 6th place for a $20,530 payday. Heck, meanwhile, is now approaching the 7 million chip mark with just four players between him and a $99,144 score.
With the board reading by the turn, chip leader Nicholas Immekus saw Andrew Carnevale tap the table for a check, so he fired away with a bet of 1.6 million.
Carnevale flatted the sizable bet and the completed the board on the river.
After another check from Carnevale, it was Immekus' turn to check down, and when he saw his opponent's he mucked his cards.
After open-shoving three times in the last five, claiming uncontested pots each time to add more than a million chips to his stack without seeing a flop, Dan Gerard tried the power play one too many times.
Nicholas Immekus opened for a raise of 500,000 and once again Gerard slowly slid his entire stack forward without saying a word. This time, however, rather than forcing a fold, Gerard ran smack dab into the held by Immekus.
"That's not good..." said Gerard when he heard the authoritative snap call. "A flush would be good I guess."
Rather than bringing diamonds to the board, the flop paired Gerard up. The on the turn provided eight additional outs to a chop, as either a deuce or seven would result in a split pot with players playing the straight on board.
River:
Gerard's miracle card failed to arrive, and he went around the table shaking hands with his former tablemates before heading the payout desk to collect a $25,425 payout. Immekus, meanwhile, chipped back up to over 10 million after falling back a bit during the last level.
There are just four players left late in the night. Here are their current chip counts with the blinds recently raised to 150,000-300,000, with a 40,000 ante.
Nicholas Immekus Just Chipped Up With a Well-Timed Value Bet
After dozens of hands with not a flop to be found, as the final four continue to raise and take, three board cards have been spotted on the felt.
Nicholas Immekus opened for 625,000 in the cutoff and flatted when Andrew Carnevale three-bet to 1.45 million.
When the flop was spread, Carnevale continued with a bet of 1.375 million, and Immekus came along to see the arrive on fourth street. Both players then slowed down by tapping the table, and the completed the board on the river.
After another check by Carnevale, Immekus announced a bet of 1 million and stared silently at his man, who went into the tank for a minute or so before ultimately making the crying call. Immekus tabled the with authority and his hand was indeed good enough to claim the pot.
Play has resumed is plodding pace here at the final table, and for the last dozen or so hands chips have simply moved to the left one pot at a time.
A few flops have been found, but in each case a single bet has been enough to claim the pot, and for now each player still in contention appears to be waiting his three foes out.
With a $68,000+ difference between a 4th place finish and a win, its only understandable that each player still with chips wants to hold onto them for as long as possible.
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just hoping to have live cards. When he saw Rappaport's 
, his hand was live indeed, and he found four more outs on the 
flop. Rappaport's big slick gave him a BRoadway straight draw, however, so Gerard essentially traded his three outs to the jack for the decks' four remaining nines.
and hoped to hold live cards at the very least if somebody called.
when it was all said and done, sending Rappaport to the rail in 6th place for a $20,530 payday. Heck, meanwhile, is now approaching the 7 million chip mark with just four players between him and a $99,144 score.
by the turn, chip leader Nicholas Immekus saw Andrew Carnevale tap the table for a check, so he fired away with a bet of 1.6 million.
he mucked his cards.
flop paired Gerard up. The 
arrive on fourth street. Both players then slowed down by tapping the table, and the 
completed the board on the river.