With about 900,000 in the middle on a completed board of ![]()
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, Tyler Patterson checked to Brett Murray.
Murray bet 275,000 and Patterson check-raised to 1,100,000.
Murray thought briefly then called. Patterson showed ![]()
and Murray mucked his hand.
With about 900,000 in the middle on a completed board of ![]()
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, Tyler Patterson checked to Brett Murray.
Murray bet 275,000 and Patterson check-raised to 1,100,000.
Murray thought briefly then called. Patterson showed ![]()
and Murray mucked his hand.
Tyler Patterson raised to 250,000 on the button / small blind and Brett Murray called in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Muray bet 700,000, which Patterson called.
On the
turn, Murray sized up to 1,500,000, and again Patterson called.
With about 5,000,000 left on the
river, Murray moved it in, but this time Patterson folded.
Murray now has about a 2-to-1 chip lead heads-up again.
With stacks now much tighter, Brett Murray and Tyler Patterson have agreed to a deal that sees Murray lock up $162,835, while Tyler Patterson will get $156,835.
The duo will play for the remaining $10,000 in the prizepool along with the RunGood Contenders Series Championship ring and the seat into the RunGood Pro-Am this month in Las Vegas.
Picking action up on the turn with 875,000 in the middle and the board reading ![]()
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, Tyler Patterson checked and Brett Murray bet 500,000.
Patterson called to see the
on the river and checked again.
Murray now bet 800,000 and Patterson went into the tank, telling Murray he was thinking about calling him with "a really bad hand".
After about a minute, Patterson called. "That's sick, jack-high" declared Murray as Patterson showed ![]()
for queen-high and the winner.
Murray complimented his opponent on his call before they paused to discuss a potential ICM chop.
Tyler Patterson got his last 2,200,000 in against Brett Murray on the first hand of heads up in a race.
Tyler Patterson: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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, solidifying Murray's lead.
"Please, can I just win this on the first hand like Jarod," asked Murray referring to his friend Jarod Minghini, who won the recent WSOP Circuit event on the first hand of heads up.
The
came on the turn, leaving Murray one card away from the win.
"Barry Greenstein!" called Patterson, wishing for an ace on the river, referring to the title of Greenstein's classic book.
Sure enough, the
fell on the river, giving Patterson and instant double up to start heads up play.
Toan Nguyen moved his last 475,000 in from the button and Brett Murray moved in over top from the small blind. Tyler Patterson folded the big blind and Nguyen was at risk.
Toan Nguyen: ![]()
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Brett Murray: ![]()
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It appeared Nguyen's miraculous comeback might continue as the flop came ![]()
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, pairing Nguyen's ten.
But the
on the river gave Murray back the lead, which held up through the
river.
Regardless, Nguyen takes home third-place money when he easily could have been out in sixth when he had half a big blind.
Toan Nguyen moved all in for 625,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Ong in the big blind, with Ong slightly covering him.
Toan Nguyen: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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, instantly giving Nguyen a huge lead to the delight of his rail.
The board completed with the
and
, leaving Ong with crumbs, which went in blind from the small blind on the next hand with ![]()
versus Brett Murray's ![]()
.
There was no miraculous comeback here, as Murray won the hand and the very entertaining Ong was sent home in fourth place.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The final four players have gone on a 15-minute break with Brett Murray holding a massive chip lead.
Of note, with the elimination of Michael Loncar, Toan Nguyen, who was down to half a big blind has managed to ladder up a payout spot to earn himself an extra $14,210.
Action was folded to the blinds and Tyler Patterson moved all in into Michael Loncar's short stack of 380,000.
Loncar called and was at risk.
Michael Loncar: ![]()
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The flop was perfect for Patterson, coming ![]()
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and giving him two pair.
The
turn and
river clinched the hand for Patterson, as the popular vlogger, streamer, and coach Loncar was eliminated in fifth place.