Travis Lutes limped from the small blind and Farid Nasserazad checked to see a flop of 
. Nasserazad led out for a bet of 100,000 and Nasserazad made the call.
When the 
hit the turn, Nasserazad bet 100,000, Lutes raised to 375,000, and Nasserazad mucked. Lutes increased his stack to 2.06 million while Nasserazad dropped to 3.55 million.
The final two player's stacks are fairly deep and they seem content to play small ball poker at this point. A lot of preflop raises are taking down the blinds and antes.
Farid Nasserazad limped in the small blind and Travis Lutes checked his option from the big. The flop came 
and Lutes checked. Nasserazad bet 70,000, Lutes called and the hit the turn.
Lutes check-called a 70,000 bet by Nasserazad and the appeared on the river. Lutes check-folded to Nasserazad's 270,000 bet, dropping to 1.8 million in the process. Nasserazad is up to 3.81 million.
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,733,000 | 993,000 |
|
1,877,000 | -3,000 |
The final two players are now on a short break.
Farid Nasserazad limped from the small blind and Bob Talbot checked his option from the big. The two saw a flop of 
and Nasserazad check-called a bet of 85,000 from Talbot.
The dealer burned and turned the 
and once again Nasserazad check-called a bet from Talbot, this time to the tune of 95,000. Nasserazad proceeded to check the 
on the river and Talbot moved all in for around 500,000. Nasserazad called and showed 
which was good enough to beat Talbot's 
. Talbot was eliminated from the tournament in third place.
Travis Lutes raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Farid Nasserazad called from the big. The two watched the flop come down 
and Lutes checked to Nasserazad, who bet 125,000. Lutes responded by check-raising to 275,000 and Nasserazad decided to just call.
When the 
hit the turn, Lutes moved all in and Nasserazad folded, showing the 
. Lutes kindly showed his 
as he took down the pot and increased his stack to 1.88 million. Nasserazad dropped to 2.74 million on the hand.
Bob Talbot moved all in for his last 447,000 from the cutoff and Jason Cluxton called all in for 444,000 from the small blind. Talbot then flipped over his prematurely since Farid Nasserazad had yet to act in the big blind. Nasserazad thought it over for a few moments but ended up folding.
Cluxton then showed his 
and was in good shape to double up. However, he was clearly not pleased with the 
flop, which gave Talbot a bunch more outs. The 
on the turn was not one of them and all Cluxton needed to do was avoid either an ace, queen or seven on the river. The dealer burned and put out the ! Talbot, who had his the straight, clapped his hands in celebration while Cluxton walked away from the stage in disappointment.
While Cluxton was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place, Talbot essentially doubled to 920,000. However, due to his card exposure, he was issued a two-round penalty.
Yair Alon was under the gun and raised to 72,000. Action folded all the way around to Travis Lutes in the small blind and he raised to around 300,000. Alon was not deterred and moved all in for right around 700,000. Lutes called and the cards were turned up:
Lutes: 
Alon: 
Lutes had Alon in bade shape as the flop fell 
. Both players hit a pair of aces but the king kicked of Lutes was best. Alon needed a seven to stay alive. The 
on the turn was not it and neither was the on the river. Alon was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place while Lutes chipped up to 1.6 million.
