Jacob Bazely raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Aaron Massey called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn fell , Bazely bet 90,000 and Massey raised to 192,000. Bazely called and the came on the river.
Bazely checked, Massey bet 213,000 and Bazely tossed in a call. Massey announced two pair and tabled and a dejected Bazely gave his cards another look before tossing them back to the dealer.
Action folded to Aaron Massey in the small blind and he raised to 70,000. Donovan Darland made the call out of the big blind and the two went heads up to the flop.
The dealer laid out and Massey bet out 86,000. Darland decided to reraise to 212,000. After some thought, Massey moved all in forcing Darland out of his seat. He tanked for a few minutes, at points trying unsuccessfully to get Massey to talk. Eventually he made the call, risking his tournament life in the process.
Massey:
Darland:
The turn was a bit of a scare card but was ultimately harmless. The hit the river to officially eliminate Darland. After the hand the two talked about how it was a "perfect setup" because Darland had done that same thing about two-hours earlier.
Almost every hand four-handed has involved a single raise and three folds in some order.
Donovan Darland just raised from the small blind to 75,000 and was called by Robert Castoire in the big blind. The flop was and Darland led for 100,000. Castoire let go of his hand and Darland scooped the first post-flop pot in awhile.
Robert Castoire raised to 77,000 from the small blind and Mark Smith called from the big blind. The flop came and Castoire led with 125,000. Smith minraised to 250,000 and Castoire called. The turn came , Castoire checked and Smith moved all in. Castoire tanked a short while before announcing a call.
Smith:
Castoire:
Smith had the lead holding two pair but Castoire had an up and down straight draw. The dealer burned a card and the river was the , filling Castoire's straight and keeping Smith from earning his sixth ring.
The board read and was being fought over by Aaron Massey and Mark Smith. Massey led for 50,000 before being raised to 100,000 by Smith. Massey reraised to 245,000 total and Smith called.
The river was the . Massey quickly bet 310,000 and Smith called just as quick. Both flopped flushes but it was the of Massey that beat out the of Smith.
"You know how much I got left?" asked Smith rhetorically. "Enough to win."
The very next hand Smith opened with a raise to 65,000 but when action folded to Massey he announced, "all in." Smith let go of his hand and dropped down even further.
Action folded to David Hengen on the button and he raised to 60,000. Aaron Massey was in the small blind and three-bet to 170,000. Donovan Darland folded his big blind and Hengen moved all in for just under 200,000 more. Massey made the call to put Hengen at risk.
Massey:
Hengen:
Massey was surprised to be in the lead and Hengen was upset he didn't think about his preflop decision more. The board ran out and Massey maintains his chip lead as he gets us down our final six players.
In almost two orbits, one player raised and the rest of the players folded every hand but one. Aaron Massey raised to 56,000 in the cutoff before Robert Castoire three-bet to 165,000 out of the small blind. Massey laid it down showing the and Castoire picked up some chips.
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and both players checked. The turn fell 
, Bazely bet 90,000 and Massey raised to 192,000. Bazely called and the 
came on the river.
and a dejected Bazely gave his cards another look before tossing them back to the dealer.
and Massey bet out 86,000. Darland decided to reraise to 212,000. After some thought, Massey moved all in forcing Darland out of his seat. He tanked for a few minutes, at points trying unsuccessfully to get Massey to talk. Eventually he made the call, risking his tournament life in the process.
was a bit of a scare card but was ultimately harmless. The 
and Castoire led with 125,000. Smith minraised to 250,000 and Castoire called. The turn came 
, Castoire checked and Smith moved all in. Castoire tanked a short while before announcing a call.
, filling Castoire's straight and keeping Smith from earning his sixth ring.
and was being fought over by Aaron Massey and Mark Smith. Massey led for 50,000 before being raised to 100,000 by Smith. Massey reraised to 245,000 total and Smith called.
. Massey quickly bet 310,000 and Smith called just as quick. Both flopped flushes but it was the 
of Massey that beat out the 
of Smith.
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