David Arsht put in a raise from middle position and was called by Jeff Weiss and Al Barbieri, who were in the small and big blinds respectively. Action then checked to Arsht on the flop and he put out a bet. Weiss called off his last 7,000 while Barbieri got out of the way.
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Arsht was in the lead with a pair of nine, but the turn did give Weiss an open-ended straight draw headed to the river. "Here comes the king," Barbieri said. The dealer burned and put out paint, but it was the . Weiss collected his things and made his way to the payout desk to collect $26,401 for his seventh-place finish.
Action started with Donald Auger, and he raised it up. Ben Landowski was next to act, and he put in a third bet. It folded back around to Auger, and he called. The flop came all jacks, , and Auger bet out. Landowski beat him into the pot, and the exact same thing happened on the turn, the , and the river, the . When Auger was called on the river, he showed for flopped quads, and Landowski chucked his cards into the muck.
After that hand, Auger is up to 605,000, while Landowski drops to 410,000.
Ben Landowski started things out with a raise, and it folded to Stephen Hung. He put in a third bet, and Landowski called. The flop came down , and Hung put in the rest of his chips. He had more then the 25,000 limit allowed, but it didn't matter to Landowski, as he quickly folded his hand. Hung had lost some chips before this hand, but now he's back up to 125,000.
Ben Landowski raised under the gun only to have David Arsht three-bet from the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Landowski called and it was heads-up action to the flop. Landowski check-called a bet and then proceeded to do the same on the turn and river. Arsht rolled over and it proved to be good as Landowski mucked, dropping to just 70,000 in the process.
On the very next hand, action folded to Donal Auger in the small blind and he raised. Landowski was in the big blind and three-bet all in with . Auger made the call with but was unable to catch as the board ran out .
Ben Landowski's nightmare return from dinner break has come to an end. He entered the final table as the chip leader, but he went on a downward spiral in the last 30 minutes that has resulted in his elimination. Action started with Landowski, and he raised. Stephen Hung made it three bets in the big blind, and Landowski called. The flop came , and Hung bet. Landowski immediately went all in, and Hung made the call.
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Landowski had flopped top pair, but it was no good, as Hung held an overpair. Landowski would need another jack, or running spades to win the pot. The turn was the , and the river was the . Landowski will take home just under $35,000 for his efforts, while Hung's stack rising up to 420,000.
David Arsht raised in early position, and Al Barbieri defended his big blind. The flop came down , and the fireworks went off. Barbieri bet out, and Arsht raised. Barbieri put in a third bet, and Arsht wasted little time in putting a fourth one out. Barbieri slammed the chips in for a call, and the turn was the . From here, action slowed down. Barbieri check called a bet on the turn, and when the river came the , both players checked.
Barbieri showed for flopped two pair, and Arsht mucked his hand. After that pot, Barbieri creeped ahead of Arsht, as the two are the clear chip leaders five handed.