Jonathan Little raised under the gun and Brendan Taylor called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and the turn came the 
. Taylor bet and Little called.
Taylor then bet the 
on the river and Little called. Taylor showed 
but was behind Little's 
. Little added 240,000 to his stack.
Jonathan Little did everything right. When Ben Yu opened with a raise and Brendan Taylor three-bet the small blind, Little put in the fourth bet. Both Yu and Taylor called to a flop of 
. Taylor checked to Little, who fired out a bet. Only Yu called.
On the turn 
, Little checked, then managed to put in a raise against Yu after Yu bet. Yu tanked for about a minute before calling. The river fell 
, drawing one last bet from Little. Yu called. Little turned over 
, pocket aces, which were no good against Yu's rivered two pair, 
. Yu collected a huge pot, once again dropping Little to the land of the short-stacked.
Joseph McGowan raised under the gun and Brendan Taylor reraised from the button. McGowan called and the flop came 
.
McGowan checked and Taylor bet. McGowan raised and Taylor simply called. McGowan then bet when the hit the turn. Taylor raised and McGowan called all in.
McGowan: 
Taylor: 
McGowan was looking for an ace or six on the river but it was not meant to be. The dealer put up the 
and McGowan was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place and will take home $48,546.
Jonathan Little was all in for 115,000 before the flop. His 
was up against Brendan Taylor's 
. There was no luck for Taylor this time around as the board rolled out 
to double up Little -- again.
That's the ballgame for Jonathan Little. After doubling up a number of times, he was in prime position for another double-up, all in pre-flop with 
against Brendan Taylor's . The flop, however, paired Taylor, 
. That left Little looking for an ace he never found, 
turn and 
river. Little will leave with $73,218 in prize money.
Brendan Taylor and Ben Yu are the final two players left in the tournament. We've just learned that there is a deeper connection between the two. They are in fact housemates here in Las Vegas.
The rail is filled with their supporters who clearly can't believe the two both made it to the end. There have been numerous chest bumps and the energy level is high. In the meantime, and perhaps to discuss their good fortune, the remaining two players have taken an impromptu break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
||
|
1,140,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
The first hand of heads up play saw a board of 
. Brendan Taylor checked and Ben Yu bet. Taylor raised and Yu made the call.
"Nuts," Taylor said as he turned over . Yu was left with 650,000 after the hand.
The second heads-up pot went much like the first -- with a showdown going to Brendan Taylor. Taylor opened with a raise pre-flop that Ben Yu called. Yu checked and called one bet on a board of 
. Yu called to the turn, which both players checked. When the river fell and Yu checked again, Taylor tried a bet. Yu called, but couldn't beat Taylor's pair of queens, 
.
There was about 550,000 in the pot with a 
board when Brendan Taylor bet. Yu made the call, leaving himself only 60,000, and mucked when he saw Taylor's 
.
The very next hand, Yu was all in in the dark and Taylor called in the dark.
Yu: 
Taylor: 
The flop was no help to Yu when it came . The on the turn gave Yu some chop outs but it was the 
on the river that gave him a small double up.
