The final 12 players seem to be playing pretty snug here post dinner. There have been few hands going past the flop, and virtually none of any significance. We expect that to change as the clock continues to tick down.
Action folded to Jeff Fielder in the small blind and he open-jammed for 458,000. James Hall squeezed out his cards and then made the call.
Fielder: 
Hall: 
Fielder was in trouble, but not after he paired up on the 
flop. Hall was on his feet to take in the action, but he watched helplessly as the 
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
930,000
472,000
|
472,000 |
Cary Long raised to 58,000 under the gun and Mike Lang responded by three-betting all in for 480,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Long, and he made a quick call.
Long: 
Lang: 
Lang got it in good, but Long pulled out in front on the 
. Lang got out of his seat even before the 
appeared on the turn, and then officially bowed out in 12th place after the 
blanked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
Busted |
It appeared Ryan Tepen had raised to 50,000 from the button and Ryan Phan three-bet jammed for 441,000 from the big blind. Tepen made the call and it was off to the races.
Phan: 
Tepen: 
Tepen was primed to score the knockout on the 
flop, and the 
turn kept in well out in front. Phan needed either an ace or king to stay alive, and he found it as the 
spiked on the river. Phan, a local $2-$5 no-limit hold'em cash game player, let out an emphatic "yes" and turned to celebrate with his friends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
280,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
Action folded to Henry Gingerich on the button and he put in a raise to 125,000. Adam Dinsmore then moved all in for about 170,000 more from the small blind, the big folded, and Gingerich opted to call raise.
Dinsmore: 
Gingerich: 
The 
flop made things interesting as Gingerich flopped a flush draw, and he hit it straight away as the dealer burned and turned the . Dinsmore shook hands with his vanquisher as the dealer put out the meaningless on the river, and then made his way to the payout desk in 11th place to collect $4,298.
The final 10 players will now redraw down to one table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Phan | 850,000 |
| 2 | Henry Gingerich | 1,100,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Tepen | 230,000 |
| 4 | Robbie Kent | 700,000 |
| 5 | James Hall | 890,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Fielder | 975,000 |
| 7 | Cary Long | 1,900,000 |
| 8 | Paul Ewen | 620,000 |
| 9 | Calvin Musil | 475,000 |
| 10 | Jim Devaney | 500,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
975,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
890,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
850,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
700,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
620,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
475,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
230,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
In one of the first hands of the final table, RunGood Ambassador and Day 1a chip leader Ryan Tepen moved all in for his last 230,000 or so under the gun and Calvin Musil called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned up.
Musil:
Tepen: 
Tepen was well out in front, and his position got even stronger when the 
flop delivered him a top set. In fact, the only way Musil could win was with either running sevens or straight cards.
"Oh, wow. Eight?" James Hall said when the 
turn made the straight a possibility. It proved to be a brutal precursor as the 
spiked on the river.
"Good game," Tepen mustered before making a beeline for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Jeff Fielder opened for 65,000 from early position and Jim Devaney just called. The rest of the players folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Fielder check-called a bet of 80,000, and then checked the turn. Devaney shoved his stack, and Fielder wasted little time in making the call.
Fielder:
Devaney: 
Devaney had slow played his kings preflop, and he paid the price on the turn as Fielder paired his ace to take the lead. The river was a blank, and just like that one of the local favorites found himself on the rail in ninth place for $5,630.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Since the elimination of Jim Devaney, action has slowed to a crawl at the final table. Still, that hasn't stopped some railbirds from watching the action, no doubt chomping at the bit for a big pot to go down. It'll happen eventually.
