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Matt Keikoan raised preflop, and Daniel Idema called.
The flop came 
, and Idema checked. He snuck in a raise when Keikoan made a bet, but Keikoan came right back with a reraise to three bets. Idema called.
On the 
turn, a bet from Keikoan made Idema rub his temples for a moment and eventually release his cards into the muck. Mark another one in Keikoan's column.
Matt Keikoan raised from the button and Dan Idema called from the big blind.
Idema check-called a bet from Keikoan on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and both players checked. Idema bet the 
on the river and Keikoan called.
Idema showed 
for trip deuces and won the pot. Keikoan is down to 850,000.
Matt Keikoan raised before the flop, and Daniel Idema called.
That brought them to a flop of 
, and Keikoan bet. Idema check-raised, and Keikoan called the extra smal bet.
On the 
turn, Keikoan called another bet, and he was faced with one last bullet on the 
river. The call was for nearly all of his remaining chips, but he eventually made it with 
. It was the right call; Idema had only a pair of deuces, and Keikoan has nearly doubled his way up to about 1.6 million.
Keikoan raised, Idema three-bet and Keikoan called.
Idema led out on the 
flop and Keikoan called. The turn was the 
and Idema bet again. Keikoan called. Both palyers checked the on the river.
Idema showed 
but Keikoan rivered the flush with 
and took it down. Keikoan is up to 1.85 million.
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 0
There are now 17.1 big bets in play.
Matt Keikoan just dragged himself a fairly big pot on a 6-5-3-3-6 board. He got bets in on the turn and the river, and Daniel Idema called him down with 
. Idema had kicker problems, though. Keikoan tabled 
, and his one-better kicker earned him the pot and the chip lead once again.
He's got his chips stacked awkwardly, but it looks like he's up over 3.2 million now.
1. Keikoan raised and Idema called. Idema check-folded to Keikoan's bet on the 
flop.
2. Idema raised and won the blinds.
3. Keikoan gave Idema a walk in the big blind.
4. Idema raised and Keikoan called. Keikoan check-folded to Idema's bet on the 
flop.
5. Keikoan raises and wins the blinds.
Dan Idema raised from the button and Matt Keikoan called.
Keikoan checked the 
flop over to Idema, who bet. Keikoan raised and Idema called. The turn was the 
and Keikoan bet out. Idema raised and Keikoan's railbirds leapt from their seats and surrounded the stage. Keikoan called. The river was the 
and Keikoan checked. Idema bet and Keikoan called.
Idema showed a pair of sevens with 
, but Keikoan had two pair with 
and took down the pot.
Idema is on fumes with only 150,000.
Daniel Idema was all in for 145,000 in the big blind, and all that was left was to deal the cards and flip them over:
Idema:
Keikoan: 
Idema was going to need to catch a card, but the flop was a big swing and a miss; it came out 
, keeping Keikoan in the lead. The turn 
was safe for him as well, and Idema was one card away from elimination.
River: 
.
That's all she wrote. Keikoan stood and shook hands with his opponent, and the two men congratulated each other on what truly was a great battle. It was back and forth and up and down for more than four hours, but in the end, Idema comes up one spot shy of his goal. He'll take home more than a quarter-million dollars for his runner-up finish, though, and that'll go a long way towards soothing his nerves once it all settles in.
