Bryant Miller moved all in for 1.075 million from the cutoff and WPT champ Keven Stammen thought for a bit before jamming over the top from the button. Both blinds got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Bryant Miller: 
Keven Stammen: 
Miller got it in good but disaster struck when the 
flop paired Stammen. Neither the 
turn nor 
river was the fishhook Miller needed and he headed for the exit.
Robert Sinclair raised to 275,000 in middle position and Isaac Kratchman three-bet to 670,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back around to Sinclair who called.
The flop came 
and Sinclair check-raised all in for 1,800,000. Kratchman didn't waste much time before he called.
Isaac Kratchman: 
Robert Sinclair: 
Sinclair was unable to improve as the board ran out 
and 
. Sinclair will take home $20,345 for his 12th place finish.
Bad luck led to the demise of Andrew Holland.
In the first hand, Robert Noel was all in preflop for 1.31 million and Holland, who barely had him covered, had him on the ropes.
Andrew Holland: 
Robert Noel: 
Holland was way out in front but Noel got some help on the 
flop. He needed more though and got it straight away when the dealer burned and turned the 
. The 
river improved Noel to a full house and left Holland with crumbs.
Holland got it in the very next hand against both Noel and Ralph Massey, who checked it down on a 
runout. Hollan had 
but it was no good as Noel had rivered a straight with his 
.
Aaron Massey was in middle position and moved the rest of his 705,000 chips into the middle. Bobby Noel was next to act and called. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.
Aaron Massey: 
Bobby Noel: 
Massey picked up a flush draw to add to his outs when the flop came 
. He picked up an additional two outs on the turn card. But the river was a blank and Massey was eliminated in 10th place.
This was Massey's fourth time making a MSPT Firekeepers final table. His previous best finish was when he won it back in May 2016 for $174,658. Today He will be taking home $20,345 for his deep run.
Action folded to Bobby Noel in the small blind and he moved all in to put the pressure on Dapreesch Scates, who called off for 1.6 million from the big.
Dapreesch Scates:
Bobby Noel:
Scates was ahead but disaster struck when the flop fell 
. The turn left Scates looking for an ace on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't meant to be as the improved Noel to two pair.
Erik Koch moved all in on the button for his last 2,100,000 and Bobby Noel snap called in the big blind.
Bobby Noel:
Erik Koch:
Koch was in rough shape but the 
flop gave him some hope. He was not able to improve past one pair on the turn or the river as the board completed 
and 
. Koch takes home $32,866 for his 8th place finish.
Hyung Cho moved all in for 1.205 million from early position and Keven Stammen called from the hijack. Justin Pease then three-bet all in over the top from the button for around 2 million and both blinds folded. Stammen called and all three hands were turned up.
Hyung Cho: 
Keven Stammen: 
Justin Pease:
Cho noted he had two live cards and perked up when the 
flop delivered him two pair. The turn gave him an added flush draw, while Pease was still ahead in the side pot against Stammen, who picked up a gutshot straight draw.
The dealer burned one last time and put out the !
Stammen spiked his straight and score the rare double elimination at the final table.
Elliott Hebden raised to 1 million from the small blind and Ralph Massey called from the big to see a 
flop. Hebden continued for 1 million and Massey raised enough to put him all in.
"I don't think I can fold," Hebden said before calling off the 4 million or so behind.
Elliott Hebden:
Ralph Massey: 
Hebden was ahead and held on the turn. Unfortunately for him, the spiked on the river to give Massey trips and the win.
Ralph Massey moved all in from the small blind and put the pressure on Keven Stammen, who only had around 600,000 behind. Stammen didn't seem excited about it but called off nonetheless.
Keven Stammen:
Ralph Massey:
The board ran out 
and that was all she wrote for the World Poker Tour champ.
Bobby Noel moved all in on the button for 17,000,000. Ralph Massey had less chips and called.
Ralph Massey:
Bobby Noel: 
The flop came and jack-high remained in the lead. The turn paired Noel but changed nothing as Massey would still need a three, four or five on the river to avoid elimination. The was the final river of the tournament and Massey was eliminated in 2nd place for $161,200.
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