Hand #46 - Tommy Vu has the button in seat 3, Vu raises to 110,000, and Arnold calls from the small blind. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the , Arnold checks, Vu bets 100,000, and Arnold calls. The river card is the , and both players check.
Arnold shows to win the pot with two pair, queens and fours, and Vahedi folds. Arnold takes the pot.
Hand #45 - Shane Schleger has the button in seat 2, Vahedi raises to 90,000, and Arnold calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Arnold checks, Vahedi bets 140,000, Arnold moves all in for 437,000, and Vahedi immediately calls with . Arnold shows for a club flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw.
Vahedi has just a few more chips than Arnold, so if Arnold loses, he's out. If Vahedi loses, he's crippled.
The turn card is the , giving Vahedi a set, but improving the situation for Arnold with additional outs to an open-ended straight draw.
The river card is the -- ! Dolph Arnold rivers a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up to a little less than 1.4 million. Amir Vahedi is crippled down to about 10,000 in chips.
Hand #44 - Michael Chu has the button in seat 1, Arnold limps under the gun for 30,000, Schleger limps from the small blind, and Vu checks his option. The flop comes , Schleger and Vu check, Arnold bets 75,000, and Schleger and Vu both fold. Dolph Arnold takes the pot.
Hand #42 - Barry Cales has the button in seat 8, Arnold moves all in for 261,000, Gracz moves over the top all in from the cutoff, and everyone else folds.
Dolph Arnold shows , but he'll need to improve against Michael Gracz's to stay alive.
The flop comes , and Gracz retains the lead with ace high. The turn card is the , and Arnold needs a king or queen on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the -- ! Arnold spikes a pair of kings on the river to double up to about 595,000. Michael Gracz drops down to 307,000.