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Tom Dwan has the button.
Dwan folds his button, David Randall calls from the small blind and Simon Watt elects to check.
The flop falls 
and Randall checks to Watt who bets 100,000. Randall folds and Watt rakes in the pot.
With the $10,000 Stud/8 event on break, we're seeing a ton of pros meander over here to sweat their bracelet bets or just check on Tom Dwan's progress.
Currently lurking in the corner of the room are Mike Matusow, Barry Greenstein, David Benyamine, Justin "BoostedJ" Smith, Sorel Mizzi, and maybe a few other familiar faces. They're all jockeying for position along the rail to see what's going on over here, quietly mumbling amongst themselves. Oh, to be a fly on the wall over there.
It's exciting in this room, no doubt about it. There's an awful lot riding on this three-handed battle for a lot of people in the poker world, not the least of which is Tom Dwan.
Simon Watt has the button.
Watt folds his button, Tom Dwan completes from the small blind and David Randall checks his option.
The dealer fans 
.
Dwan checks, Randall bets 125,000 and Dwan folds.
David Randall has the button.
Randall folds his button, Simon Watt raises to 265,000 from the small blind and Tom Dwan folds his big blind.
Tom Dwan has the button.
He folds, and David Randall limps in from the small blind. Simon Watt knocks the table for a free flop in the big, and it comes 
. Randall checks, and Watt's bet of 100,000 earned him the pot.
Simon Watt has the button.
Watt folds his button, Tom Dwan completes from the small blind and David Randall checks his option.
The flop falls 
, Dwan leads for 115,000 and Randall calls.
Both players check the 
on the turn and the river brings the 
.
Dwan takes his time before betting 265,000 and the room falls silent. Randall thinks for a second before folding and the pot is given to Dwan.
David Randall has the button.
Tom Dwan gets a walk.
Tom Dwan has the button.
Simon Watt walks it out in the big blind.
Simon Watt has the button.
We missed the very quick action in the aftermath of the frenzy that last pot created.
David Randall has the button.
He makes it 200,000 straight, and Simon Watt tanks it up for a bit. He eventually fumbles for chips and slides out a reraise to 590,000. After a Tom Dwan fold and another short pause, Randall announces an all in, and Watt quickly calls to put his tournament life in jeopardy. Cards on their backs, gents:
Watt:
Randall: 
(oops)
Board: 
That river six is not enough for Randall to overcome the pocket pair, and the largest pot of the tournament has just been pushed to Simon Watt. He's now the commanding chip leader, and we'll have the counts as soon as they figure out the pot up there.
