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Chris DeMaci raised to 200,000 from the button for the second time in a row, and for the second time in a row, Joe Tehan three-bet him to 575,000. Tehan got four-bet the last time, but DeMaci yielded this time around and sent his cards back to the muck.
Joe Tehan raised to 200,000 on the button only to have Chris DeMaci reraise to 550,000. Tehan called and the players watched the flop fall 
. DeMaci continuation bet 450,000 and Tehan once again called. Suddenly the pot had swelled to just over 2 million.
Both players proceeded to check the 
turn and saw the 
appear on the river. DeMaci took his time before betting 1.125 million. "I hope you're not bluffing with the best hand," Tehan said as he gathered some chips and flung them in the pot.
"You got it," DeMaci said. "Jack-high." Indeed DeMaci showed 
. Tehan then flipped 
for a king-high and the best hand. With that, Tehan took over 2.2 million from DeMaci, who is down to 3.7 million.
Chris DeMaci raised to 200,000, and he once again folded to a 575,000-chip three-bet from Joe Tehan.
Joe Tehan raised to 200,000, which seems to be the standard, and Chris DeMaci made the call. DeMaci then checked the 
flop and Tehan fired out 225,000. DeMaci folded and Tehan won again.
Joe Tehan raised to 200,000 and Chris DeMaci moved all in for 2,280,000 more. Tehan asked for a count before smiling and saying, "I'm running pretty lucky today." Tehan must not have wanted to press his luck as opted to fold.
Maybe Joe Tehan is trying to loosen up his opponent, or maybe they've both just gotten settled into this little tennis match. Either way, the table talk has started for the first time since they returned from dinner.
Fantasy football was the first topic of conversation, both men telling the game's version of bad beat stories about their poor draft choices and their injury-ridden lineups. A few other topics came and went quickly, and Chris DeMaci eventually said something about Halle Berry.
"You know Allen Bari?" Tehan asked.
"No, no. I said Halle Berry," DeMaci responded. "I do know Al Bari though, we're not like good friends but I know him and I've played with him a bunch.
Tehan had a story. "He and I played an insane pot together on, like, the first hand of the tournament."
"Yeah, he's been known to get a lot of chips in with not that much. Even on Day 1," DeMaci kept going. "He, like, seven-bet someone on Day 1 of the Bellagio."
"Yeah," Tehan said. "We both got a lot in with not that much on that hand." There were smiles exchanged, and Tehan began to inquire about his opponent's poker background. "Have you always played tournaments?"
"No, I played cash for 6 years before I started playing tournaments."
"Tournaments are tough," Tehan empathized.
DeMaci concluded the conversation. "Tournaments are making me hate poker. I never used to hate poker before."
We've never been in the spot these two guys are in, but there's nothing we'd hate about being guaranteed to walk out the door with at least $440,000 in our pockets from a poker tournament.
Joe Tehan raised to 200,000 and Chris DeMaci called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and the 
hit the turn. DeMaci bet 200,000 and Tehan called.
The 
came on the river, putting up quite the interesting board. DeMaci took his time before announcing that he was all in. Tehan asked for a count and said that he didn't really want to fold, but he did nonetheless.
DeMaci's supporters then held up a sign that said, "Yawn, Too Easy."
The two remaining players have simply been min-raising and trading blinds back and forth. One would imagine that eventually they'll both pick up a hand. However, it'll have to wait as players are now on a fifteen-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,405,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
||
|
2,540,000
-960,000
|
-960,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
