Joe Ferguson opened to 20,000 from under the gun, Jose Montes made it 50,000 to go from the big blind and Ferguson called. The flop fell and they got it all in.
Montes:
Ferguson:
The board completed and Ferguson won a huge double from Montes - who was left with about 60,000.
Montes got it all in two hands later holding and Shane Fuller called holding a pair of threes. A three hit the flop, Montes didn't improve and was eliminated.
Joe Ferguson moved all in from under the gun and action folded around to Cary Marshall in the big blind. He called holding and Ferguson was at-risk with pocket fives.
The board ran , Marshall spiked an ace on the flop to end Ferguson's tournament.
Stephan Guy opened to 80,000, Cary Marshall called and John Reynolds called. The flop came , all players checked and the turn came . Reynolds bet 135, Guy mucked and Marshall called. The river came , Reynolds checked and Marshall moved all in for around 450,000.
Reynolds tanked for quite a bit before Marshall leaned in and said, "C'mon finish me off."
Reynolds continued to tank, Marshall tried chatting him up some more but Reynolds didn't reply. Finally he put in a stack of chips to call and Marshall cussed and said, "You got me, I was bluffing you," and tabled .
Reynolds tabled for a pair of queens and eliminated Marshall.
Stephan Guy opened the action to 88,000 on the button, David ODB Baker moved all in from the small blind and Tai Du tanked from the big blind. After some thought Du moved all in, Guy mucked and the cards were tabled.
Baker:
Du:
The board ran , Du whiffed and was eliminated from the final table.
During the break the three remaining players agreed to an ICM chop. The negotiations were smooth, there was no haggling and David ODB Baker gets credit for the win.
Here's a look at how the prize money broke down:*
1. David ODB Baker - $29,154
2. John Reynolds - $27,257
3. Stephan Guy - $23,420
*the agreed upon amounts will be reflected in the payouts tab.