Paul Hails and Shaun Walker have once again traded the chip lead as they continue to battle in pots.
In the last hand, Hails opened to 65,000 from the small blind, and Walker called to see a flop. It came , and both men checked through to the turn. Hails sprang back into action now with a delayed continuation bet of 60,000, and Walker quickly called. That action repeated on the river with Walker quickly calling another 60,000.
Hails turned up , and it was good enough to take the pot and the chip lead once again.
On the board of , Seneca Easley moved all in for 398,000 against Shaun Walker. Walker tanked and tanked, eventually making the call with the . Easley held the for top pair and was ahead.
The river card completed the board with the and Easley earned the double. Walker was kicked back to 740,000 while Easley moved to 935,000.
Paul Hails raised to 40,000 before the flop, and he found a call from his ol' pal Shaun Walker next door.
The two men took a flop, and Hails continued out with a repeat bet of 40,000. Walker instantly called, and he did the same to a 60,000-chip bet on the turn. Both players checked the river, and Walker's was good enough to let him win this round, pushing back ahead of Hails.
From the small blind, Patrick Karschamroon completed and then Seneca Easley checked in the big blind.
The flop came down and Karschamroon bet 27,000. Easley made the call. The turn brought the and Karschamroon bet 50,000 with Easley calling again. The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Karschamroon tabled the , playing the board. Easley showed the for two pair and won the hand.
Paul Hails is slipping back a little bit in the last few pots. In the last one, Hails was leading the betting on the river as the board showed , and he fired 60,000 after that final card came out. Patrick Karschamroon proceeded to raise to what looked like 235,000 total, and Hails was forced to surrender.
Seneca Easley opened to 50,000, and Shaun Walker defended his small blind to see a heads-up flop.
Both players checked the , and the drew a leading bet of 75,000 from Walker. Easley quickly called, and Walker fired another 100,000 after the river. Easley called instantly once again, and those were chips he'd not get back. Walker showed up for the running flush, and he's once again taken the chip lead with that pot.