Hand #22 - Tommy Ly has the button in seat 5, Ladowsky limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Mizrachi checks his option. The flop comes , Ladowsky checks, Mizrachi bets 50,000, and Ladowsky folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Hand #23 - Stephen Ladowsky has the button in seat 8, he limps for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the small blind, and Brunson checks his option. The flop comes , Mizrachi bets, Brunson folds, and Ladowsky calls. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , and both players check. Mizrachi shows A-2-x-x for two pairs, aces and deuces, and Ladowsky mucks. Mizrachi wins the pot.
Hand #24 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 9, Ladowsky limps from the cutoff for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the button, Brunson limps from the small blind, and Antonius checks his option. The flop comes , Brunson checks, Antonius checks, Ladowsky bets 140,000, Mizrachi calls, Brunson folds, and Antonius folds. The turn card is the , Ladowsky checks, Mizrachi bets 100,000, and Ladowsky folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Hand #25 - Doyle Brunson has the button in seat 1, Ly limps for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the cutoff, Brunson limps from the button, and Traniello checks his option. The flop comes , Traniello checks, Ly bets 100,000, Mizrachi folds, Brunson calls, and Traniello folds. The turn card is the , Ly checks, Brunson pot-bets 380,000, and Ly thinks for about two minutes before he folds. The crowd cheers as fan-favorite Doyle Brunson takes the pot.
We talked to Patrik Antonius late last night just before they got down to the final table. Patrik talked about how he plays PLO with the blinds so high in relation to stack size, and how that play differs in limped vs. raised pots.
Hand #26 - Patrik Antonius has the button in seat 2, Ly limps under the gun for 40,000, Antonius limps from the button, Traniello limps from the small blind, and Mouritsen checks his option. The flop comes , and all four players check. The turn card is the , everyone checks to Antonius who bets 125,000, Traniello calls, Mouritsen pot-raises to 660,000, and everyone folds. Rene Mouritsen shows A--7- for two pair with a queen-high flush draw as he collects the pot.