Ken Lennaard was all in for his last 14,000 chips after sixth street in a decisive pot against Dustin Leary. Here's how things looked when the cards were turned up:
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Leary: / / X
Lennaard was ahead with his lowly pair of sixes, but Leary flipped over his seventh street card to reveal the , making him a bigger pair. Lennaard sunk in his chair, now realizing that he'd need to catch a card in order to stay afloat. He squeezed his last card every way possible, and he finally shook his head and peeled over a useless .
Unable to hold his pair of sixes, Ken Lennaard has been sent off in 4th place, taking home more than $75,000 for his efforts over the past three days.
Konstantin Puchkov raised from the button, and Al Barbieri three-bet it from the small blind.
The two of them went heads up to a flop of , and Barbieri fired out a follow-up bet. Puchkov raised, and Barbieri reraised, each player putting in three small bets there.
That brought them to the turn, and Puchkov just flat-called Barbieri's bet this time. He did the same on the river, and Barbieri showed him for the "triple tens" as Robbie said over the microphone. Trips are good as Puchkov mucked, and Barbieri pushes his stack up over 1.3 million.
Al Barbieri has been taking all comers all day. Now he's down to three-handed and not afraid to play big pots. Dustin Leary opened the button with a raise that folded Konstantin Puchkov. Barbieri re-raised; Leary four-bet. Barbieri made the call.
Barbieri checked and called a bet on a flop of . When the turn came , he led into Leary. Leary called. Both players checked the river. Barbieri dragged the whole pot with one pir, .
Al Barbieri had the betting lead on every street in a recent pot against Dustin Leary. He bet fourth street and was called, then slowed down and checked fifth street. Leary bet and Barbieri quickly called.
Both players checked sixth street. On seventh street, Barbieri led out. Leary called but couldn't beat trip deuces that Barbieri showed down, using two deuces in the hole.
By winning that pot form Leary, Barbieri has regained the chip lead that he brought into this final table.
The stacks, as you may have noticed, are pretty much dead even. With 20 big bets each, this thing is not going to end any time soon. So it's up to each player to try to manufacture a stack. Of course, it helps to catch good cards.
Al Barbieri and Dustin Leary were heads up to a flop of . Barbieri bet and Leary called. The turn was the , putting a potential flush on board. Again Barbieri bet and again Leary called.
The river was barely on the felt before Barbieri tossed in another bet. Leary called, then mucked to the top two pair, , that Barbieri turned over.
On a flop of , Al Barbieri made a bet and Konstantin Puchkov raised. Barbieri called.
The turn came the , and Barbieri check-called a bet. Puchkov fired one more bet on the river, and Barbieri's call came instantly. Puchkov turned up for the miss, and Barbieri's was good enough to earn him the pot.
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, making him a bigger pair. Lennaard sunk in his chair, now realizing that he'd need to catch a card in order to stay afloat. He squeezed his last card every way possible, and he finally shook his head and peeled over a useless 
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, he led into Leary. Leary called. Both players checked the 
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, that Barbieri turned over.
, Al Barbieri made a bet and Konstantin Puchkov raised. Barbieri called.
, and Barbieri check-called a bet. Puchkov fired one more bet on the 
for the miss, and Barbieri's