Travis Lauson limped in, which drew some comments from his opponents, and Dan Goepel checked his option. Both checked the flop and Goepel bet 160,000 on the board. Lauson called and Goepel checked the . Lauson bet 600,000.
"This one makes no sense," Goepel said. "This one really makes no sense."
Travis Lauson took total command of the heads-up match early and had Dan Goepel in dire straits when the latter limped in and saw Lauson raise to 700,000. Goepel tanked awhile and moved all in, and Lauson called with , saying he had no choice. Goepel was ahead with and he held on as the board ran out .
Dan Goepel called 700,000 preflop and checked a flop. Travis Lauson fired 500,000. Goepel took about a minute and then pushed all in. Lauson folded, ceding the chip lead but only barely.
Shortly thereafter, the two got it in preflop for everything.
Lauson:
Goepel:
"Come on," Lauson urged. "Come on."
An exclamation of disgust followed when he saw the in the window followed by . Lauson called for a ten or queen but the turn was followed by a river and that was all she wrote.