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Tom Dwan raised to 78,000 from the cutoff seat, and he found a call from big blind Simon Watt.
Heads up, the flop came out 
, and Dwan continued out with a bet of 113,000. Watt tanked for just a minute, but he eventually released his cards into the muck, and that's another pot for Dwan.
He's up to about 2.65 million now.
It's been a slow start here at the final table.
The first four hands have been opened by players (Durrr twice) in late position, and every time the blinds released.
The button is in the three seat and the cards are in the air!
We have 51 minutes left in Level 24, and from there the players will discuss the dinner break.
Here's how the final nine stack up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,412,000 | 152,000 |
|
1,939,000 | 1,014,000 |
|
1,803,000 | 43,000 |
|
1,466,000 | 726,000 |
|
1,304,000 | -191,000 |
|
969,000 | 239,000 |
|
622,000 | -193,000 |
|
525,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
502,000 | -23,000 |
Here are the seating arrangements, chip counts coming shortly.
Seat 1: Jason Young
Seat 2: Michael Smith
Seat 3: Marvin Rettenmaier
Seat 4: Tom "durrrr" Dwan
Seat 5: Austin McCormick
Seat 6: Kyle Winter
Seat 7: Eric "AvrilSharapova" Ladny
Seat 8: David "ghettofabulous" Randall
Seat 9: Simon Watt
There is a PokerNews video coming shortly in which the lovely Gloria Balding interviewed Mr. Durrrr.
"I just want to win," he repeated numerous times. "I just want to win."
With nine players left, we've reached the official final table. The chips have been bagged up, the rail has cleared, and everyone's headed over to the main featured table to finish this thing out.
We'll have the full final table chip counts for you in a moment, and play will resume in just about ten minutes from the arena.
"Does anyone in poker have any money left if durrrr wins that tournament? I know I don't!" Mike Matusow screamed as he stood up from his $10k Stud 8 table to get a better look at the Lakers game. "And I'll admit it!"
In an interview with our own Gloria Balding earlier in the week, Dwan was not specific on the amount wagered, but told us that should he ship his "bracelet bet," it would be his largest single-day win ever.
"Hey, did anyone like lay 3-1 on how many times durrr would get it in as a 4-1 dog? The over won on that one!" Matusow added.
We picked up the action on the turn for this hand. When we walked up, the board showed 
, and Austin McCormick and Nicholas Phillips had built a pot of about 400,000.
We walked up to the table to see the dealer drop the on fourth street, and McCormick knocked the table. Phillips put out a bet of 275,000, leaving just about 400,000 behind. After just a moment of tank time, McCormick announced an all in, and Phillips reluctantly called.
Showdown
McCormick: 
Phillips: 
Phillips was visibly disappointed when he saw that he'd been flushed on the turn, but he still had outs to get there with a full house.
The river 
was no help at all, however, and Phillips has run out of chips. After a great run with a lot of spectator support urging him on, he's made it all the way to 10th place. It was a fine performance, outlasting more than 2,500 runners, but it seems to be little consolation to Phillips at the moment. He'll have to settle for a $35,327 payday and a grumpy evening at home.
Simon Watt had Venkatesh Gupta all in for his tournament life before the flop. Watt held 
against Gupta's 
and flopped a set of fives. Gupta could not improve and was eliminated in 11th place earning $35,327.
With the board reading 
, Tom Dwan bet 83,000 and Austin McCormick raised to 207,000. Dwan called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and McCormick shoved for 460,000 after the 
rivered.
Dwan realeased, slipping to 2,260,000 chips. McCormick now has 925,000 chips.
