Brandon Meyers raised, then called when Nikolay Losev three bet. The flop got a check from Meyers and a bet from Losev. Meyers called to see the turn, then check-called again. The river was the , and after the third Broadway card, action went check-check. Meyers would have liked Losev to bet as he tabled for top two. He has 1.2 million while Losev is down to 300,000.
Players are now on a 20-minute break. They are taking this opportunity to relocate the final table to the feature stage, aka the Thunderdome, now that the $5k Triple Chance final table has ended. Check out who won here.
During the break the remaining players moved to the ESPN Feature stage, or the Thunderdome, and the opening hands of No Limit Hold'em have been very conservative. Six hands have been dealt and the players have seen two flops and only one turn.
It took awhile, but we finally got to see a board. After three raise-and-take-its in a row, Matt Matros raised to 28,000 under the gun and actually got a call from Jonathan Lane in the big blind. Lane checked the flop, and Matros bet 35,000. Lane called. The on the turn filled a flush draw, and both players declined to bluff at the pot. It went check-check again after the river made even more draws. Lane turned over for bottom pair, but Matros took the pot with .
Nikolay Losev opened from the cutoff for 30,000, Jonathan Lane called from the button and Matt Hawrilenko called from the big blind. The flop came , Hawrilenko checked, Losev checked and Lane bet out 40,000. Hawrilenko folded and Losev raised to 120,000. Lane almost instantly moved all in and after a short look at Lane, Losev folded his cards.
Shortly after switching to limit, Brian Smith raised on the button. Nikolay Losev reraised from the big blind, putting in most of his stack with the 75,000-chip bet. Smith called to see the flop rather than putting Losev all in from the start. Losev tossed in his last 22,000, and Smith called. Time to turn 'em up.
Losev: for the nut flush draw
Smith: for top two pair
The flop had hit both players but left the at-risk Losev needing a heart. The turn and river were the wrong color, sending Losev home in sixth place. Smith has 940,000.