| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,740,000
1,840,000
|
1,840,000 |
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3,450,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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2,145,000
1,655,000
|
1,655,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
So you might ask, what's going on? Well, nothing really. There has only been one flop and the action stopped there since returning from break. Other than that, no one is doing anything too exciting at the table. There was just a series of walks awarded to each player in the big blind. It went for three hands straight and on the third one, William Haydon got the walk and showed that he had two aces. This is the second walk with the player in the big blind holding aces during the final table.
When this hand began, the clock read just over 30 minutes. When it finished, the clock read 18 minutes, meaning this one hand took 12 minutes. What took so long? Well, we'll show you.
William Haydon raised from the small blind to 245,000. Joe Baldwin called from the big blind and the two took a flop of 
. Haydon fired 265,000 and Baldwin called after a little bit of a tank.
The turn card brought the 
and Haydon moved all in. Baldwin had roughly 1.4 million in chips and he was shoving in more than that to put Baldwin to the test. Baldwin went into the tank again, this time for over seven minutes! As we watched the clock tick away, Haydon sat waiting patiently and playing with his stack of three million or so chips. Eventually, Baldwin folded and Haydon was pushed the pot.
At this rate, we may see six hands this level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,800,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
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2,300,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
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1,375,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
All three players saw a flop of 
for the minimum. On the flop, William Haydon fired 180,000 and only Papola called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The river completed the board with the 
and Haydon fired 345,000. After another long tank, Papola mucked his hand.
We've now successfully played two hands in 20 minutes.
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
Action folded to William Haydon in the small blind who shoved all in. Joe Baldwin called and the hands were turned up.
Showdown
Haydon: 
Baldwin: 
"Ace!" Joe Elpayaa yelled from the rail.
Elpayaa's request was granted when the flop fell 
.
The 
on the turn was an even greater disaster, now Baldwin only had one out; the 
.
It wasn't to be as the 
fell on the river, eliminating Baldwin in 3rd place. He'll go collect $248,265 for his efforts and Haydon is now heads up for the bracelet.
And then there were two:
William Haydon - 7,390,000 chips
Jeffrey Papola - 1,910,000 chips
Just a handful of hands into heads-up play, the big all-in confrontation occurred. Jeffrey Papola had been shoving in a few times, but William Haydon could never find a hand he wanted to make the call with, until this last time.
Papola moved all in with the and Haydon called him with the 
, having him dominated.
The flop came down 
and there wasn't much there for Papola, who was pushed further out the door. The turn card was the and then the river card completed the board with the 
. There was a few moments of silence before anyone even moved when they all realized what had just happened: Haydon won a bracelet and Papola finished in second place. Papola earned himself $391,068 for his finish while Haydon conquered Event No. 26.
