Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Rehman Zahid jammed for 415,000 from the hijack and Terry Harrell called in the cutoff.
Rehman Zahid: A♣Q♣
Terry Harrell: J♠J♦
It was a coinflip scenario until the A♠10♠2♣ flop put Zahid into the lead. The A♦10♥ runout improved him to a full house as he doubled his short stack.
Grant Hinkle from the big blind and Anthony Finley fom the hijack were tangled in a pot with 550,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading Q♦9♥5♠7♦. Hinkle check-called a bet of 275,000 from Finley.
On the Q♠ river, Hinkle check-called a final bet of 265,000 from Finley.
Anthony Finley: A♥J♥
Grant Hinkle: Q♣2♣
Hinkle made trips on the river as Finley had a bluff and Hinkle moves into the chip lead with eight left.
William Berry jammed for 300,000 from the button and Anthony Finley called in the big blind.
William Berry: A♥Q♠
Anthony Finley: 6♠6♦
Berry was flipping for his tournament life as the K♥8♥5♣ flop changed nothing. The 10♣ turn improved Berry to a gutshot but the 6♥ completed the board, and Finley made a set on the end to eliminate Berry as the first casualty of the final table.
Anthony Finley opened to 125,000 from early position before Sarah Renko jammed for 550,000 from the small blind, and Finley called.
Sarah Renko: Q♥Q♦
Anthony Finley: A♦J♥
Renko was in good shape to double as she faded an ace on the 10♣3♦2♣7♠K♥ runout and she secured the full double.
Grant Hinkle opened to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Rehman Zahid in the cutoff and Terry Harrell in the small blind.
On the K♥5♦4♣ flop, Hinkle continued for 100,000, Zahid folded, and Harrell check-raised to 275,000 which was called.
Harrell then fired for 250,000 on the K♦ turn and Hinkle called again before the A♠ river checked through.
Terry Harrell: 9♠9♦
Grant Hinkle: K♠10♠
Hinkle's trips were best as he dragged the first substantial pot of the final table.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehman Zahid | 1,040,000 | 26 |
| 2 | William Berry | 450,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Terry Harrell | 1,715,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Anthony Finley | 3,420,000 | 86 |
| 5 | John Smith | 1,350,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Eric Salazar | 625,000 | 16 |
| 7 | Johnnie Place | 1,175,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Grant Hinkle | 1,850,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Sarah Renko | 750,000 | 19 |
Anthony Finley opened the button, Jim Wilson jammed for around 650,000 from the small blind, and Finley called.
Jim Wilson: 7♠7♥
Anthony Finley: K♥K♣
Wilson was in rough shape with the dominated pair and found no help on the 8♠2♠2♣10♥5♠ runout as he was eliminated.
Jim Wilson jammed for 355,000 from under the gun and Anthony Finley called in the big blind.
Jim Wilson: K♥J♠
Anthony Finley: 10♠10♦
The J♥4♦4♣ flop vaulted Wilson into the lead and he held through the 7♠A♦ runout to double his short stack.