Ben Yu raised preflop and Mike Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came 
and it went check, bet, call. The same happened on the 
turn and then the 
came on the river.
Schneider led out with a bet only to have Yu raise it up. Schneider called and showed 
for a straight which was good enough to beat Yu's two pair with 
. Yu dropped to 350,000 after the hand.
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We had the first moment of what could be considered "tanking" at this final table. Mike Schneider raised pre-flop and was three-bet by Brendan Taylor from the big blind. Schneider called to a flop of 
. Taylor bet and was called, then bet again when the turn paired the board . Schneider also called that bet, taking the two players to the river. Taylor finally slowed down and checked. Schneider took that as his cue to bet. Taylor took about twenty seconds (ages in limit hold'em) before mucking his hand.
After giving up on his last hand, Brendan Taylor took it to the hoop this time around against Jonathan Little. Taylor opened for a raise pre-flop, then called after Little re-raised him in position. Taylor checked and called a bet on a seven-high flop, 
. When the turn paired the board 
, he checked and then raised after Little fired a second time. Little called that raise, then called a final bet on the river. He couldn't beat Taylor's 
, which had flopped a pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
760,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
452,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
||
|
446,000
-337,000
|
-337,000 |
|
430,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
||
|
382,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
316,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
95,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
|
||
All of our pots have been raised, of course, so there was nothing different in a pot between Jonathan Little and Sijbrand Maal. Maal checked and called a bet on a queen-high flop, 
. When the turn fell a third Broadway card, the , Maal checked again. Little bet again but was greeted with a check-raise from Maal. Little called that raise and called on more bet on the river. Maal showed two pair, 
, to collect the pot.
Joe McGowan raised from the cutoff and Brendan Taylor reraised from the button. The blinds folded and McGowan made the call. The flop came down 
and it went check, bet, call.
The same betting occurred on the turn and 
river. Taylor showed for a rivered pair of eights but McGowan showed for a bigger pair. Taylor dropped to 405,000 after the hand while McGowan is up to
It was an ugly, ugly final table for Terrence Chan. Nothing went right for him here today. On his final hand, he re-raised after Jon Little opened with a raise. Little four-bet and the out-of-position Chan called. On a jack-high flop of 
, Chan checked to the aggressor. Little bet, then re-raised after Chan check-raised. Down to his last bet, Chan put it in and Little called.
Chan: 
Little: 
The look of disgust and resignation on Chan's face when he saw Little's aces said it all. Chan picked up his bag, said, "This was fun. Good luck everyone," and was off to the payouts cage before the hit the turn. We couldn't even see him in the sea of people in the Amazon Room by the time the 
river came to officially eliminate him in 8th place
Level: 4
Blinds: /
Ante:
Michael Schneider raised under the gun only to have Brendan Taylor reraise from middle position. Everyone else folded and Schneider made the call.
The flop came down 
and it went check, bet, call. In fact, the betting was the same on the 
turn and 
river. Taylor turned over the for the nut flush and Schneider mucked.
Taylor is up to 530,000 while Schneider dropped to 650,000.
Sijbrand Maal has quite a rail of Dutch comrades here in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. They were thrilled to see him take down a recent pot against Mike Schneider. Maal opened pre-flop with a raise, then called Schneider's in-position three-bet. Schneider continued after Maal checked a 
flop, with Schneider making the call. Both players checked the turn. When the river fell , Maal's single bet went uncalled and he dragged the pot.
