Chris Bell made it 150,000 in the small blind and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott called in the big blind. They saw a flop.
Flop:
Bell checked and Devilfish bet pot - 300,000 with 330,000 left behind. Bell thought about it for a while and then flat-called. The atmosphere in the room, such as it is, suddenly became rather serious as they went to the turn.
Turn:
Bell announced all in. Devilfish announced call.
Devilfish: for a pair of threes, a flush draw, two gutshot draws and a low draw
Bell: for a pair of queens, also a gutshot and a better low draw
River:
The river was a complete brick for Devilfish and he is therefore bust in third place.
The last two players were on a short break, but they've just resumed play. Dan Shak has the slimmest of leads, with 2,165,000 chips to Chris Bell's 2,095,000.
Most of the pots so far in this heads-up match have been small, check-filled affairs. The last pot, however, provided more intrigue. Chris Bell limped his button, then called a pot-sized raise to 150,000 made by Dan Shak. With 300,000 in the pot, Shak bet 200,000 on a flop of . Bell, never quick to act on his hand, gave the matter some thought and then called.
With 700,000 in the pot, the fell on the turn. Shak bet pot and eventually induced a fold from Bell.
"It's a Shak attack!" yelloed Shak's half dozen supporters from the rail.
While the small-ball PLO8 continued up on the table - virtually every pot limp/checked preflop and going to the first bettor - the rail were amusing themselves.
"Hey BJ!" - Gavin Smith was calling to photographer BJ Nemeth, crouched on the floor by the final table. "Hey BJ! Go take a picture of my favorite Binger!"
Both Binger brothers, Michael and Nick, are at the rail to support Dan Shak.
"Yes," replied Nemeth.
"Do you know which one it is?" Smith went on.
Called over James "Flushy" Dempsey, seated with the Bingers, "How can you choose one?"
Our heads-up-onauts had limped and checked their way to the river of a board before Dan Shak bet 100,000. Chris Bell called, but mucked when Shak turned over a pair of eights for a full house.
It's going to take a number of pots, at the current small-ball approach, for one player or the other to close out this final table. Dan Shak has a leg up on Chris Bell and just extended his lead. In a limped pot, Bell checked and then called a bet of 120,000 from Dan Shak on a flop of . Both players checked the turn. Bell took a stab at the pot with a bet of 100,000 on the river but Shak called. Bell's nines and sixes, made with , were no good against Shak's nines and sevens, made with . Neither player had a qualifying low, allowing Shak to drag the pot.
![[user46392]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
for a pair of threes, a flush draw, two gutshot draws and a low draw
for a pair of queens, also a gutshot and a better low draw
turn too before folding to a 300,000 bet from Shak.
. Bell, never quick to act on his hand, gave the matter some thought and then called.
board before Dan Shak bet 100,000. Chris Bell called, but mucked when Shak turned over a pair of eights for a full house.
turn. Bell took a stab at the pot with a bet of 100,000 on the 
river but Shak called. Bell's nines and sixes, made with 
, were no good against Shak's nines and sevens, made with 
. Neither player had a qualifying low, allowing Shak to drag the pot.