Jeff Chang got things motoring by opening under the gun to 180,000. Barry Berger folded, only to have Zack Fritz push all in for his remaining 815,000.
Once the action passed round to Mike Eise in the big blind he immediately announced call. With the crowd in a state of shock, Chang pushed his chips forward while announcing all in with Eise calling that as well.
Chang:
Fritz:
Eise:
The board ran out to see Chang triple to 2,700,000 as Fritz exits in 6th place to the tune of $111,266.
Rico Ramirez opened with a raise to 165,000 from under the gun, and once the action was passed round to Barry Berger in the big blind he pushed all in for his remaining 320,000.
Ramirez made the call tabling his to be ahead of Berger's .
Berger would order right when the board ran out spiking a pair to find a double to 695,000 as Ramirez slips to 4,175,000 in chips.
Jason Potter has received two walks on this final table.
One earlier with and now with .
There is an argument that it's a good thing that his big blind isn't getting raised . . . but when you find big pairs in the big blind; sometimes some action would be nice!
Barry Berger opened to 215,000 from the cutoff and Rico Ramirez defended his button by making the call.
The flop fell down and after nearly ninety seconds of thinking he slid out a stack of 25,000-denomination chips to amount a bet of 500,000.
Berger looked back at the 800,000 that he had in front of him and slid the rest in with Ramirez quickly calling.
Berger:
Ramirez:
With Berger making a call for his tournament life, he would have to evade countless outs with Ramirez holding a double-gutshot straight-draw as well as a flush-draw.
The turn would land the to give Berger a set, but fill Ramirez's straight, and when the peeled on the river Berger was sent packing in 5th place.
From the button Mike Eise pushed all in for a total of 425,000 and Jeff Chang made the call.
Eise:
Chang:
The flop of gave Chang additional outs to a straight and when the landed on the turn Eise would have a sweat for his tournament life.
Drawing to a six, three or deuce to stay alive, Eise would find one on the river when the dealer burned and turned the to give Eise deuces full of sixes and the pot as he doubles to 940,000 in chips.
With the action passed round to the blinds Mike Eise made the call before Jeff Chang pushed it up to 200,000. Eise moved all in and Chang made the call.
Eise:
Chang:
The board would run out to see Eise smack the river twice in a row to stay alive and now sit on 1,480,000 in chips.