| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
820,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
780,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
760,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
The players are in their seats again, and the cards are back in the air.
Stephen Hung raised in the small blind, and David Arsht called in the big. The flop came down 
, and Hung bet out. Arsht called, and the turn was the 
. Hung check called a bet from Arsht, and the same thing happened on the river, the 
. Arsht announced "three eights" and showed 
. Hung mucked, and Arsht collected the pot to go up to 1.2 million, while Hung dropped to 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Al Barbieri raised from the button and David Arsht defended from the big blind. The 
flop saw Arsht check and Barbieri bet. Arsht then check-raised and Barbieri looked perplexed. "Really?" the man known as "Sugar Bear" said. "Did you find a big hand in the big blind, David?"
Barbieri then flashed the 
and folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
1,370,000
|
1,370,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
460,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
David Arsht has not let his foot off the gas since we got back from the break, and he is starting to pull away from his three opponents. On the first hand Al Barbieri raised in the cutoff, and Arsht three bet in the small blind. Barbieri called, and the flop came down 
. Arsht led out, and Barbieri laid his hand down.
The next time he was in the small blind, Arsht raised it up, and Donald Auger called in the big blind. The dealer fanned out a flop of 
, and Arsht continuation bet. Auger called, and the 
hit the turn. Arsht led out again, and this time, Auger raised. Arsht called quickly, and the river was the . Both players checked, and Arsht showed 
. Auger mucked 
face up, and Arsht took the pot.
Arsht is now up to 1.9 million, while Barbieri and Auger are both under 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
260,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
Action folded to David Arsht and he continued to apply pressure with a raise. Donald Auger defended from the big and even called a bet on the 
flop, but when Arsht fired on the 
turn, Auger shook his head and released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
200,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
120,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
After a few hours where Al Barbieri was the only thing keeping the rail awake, we have just had a ridiculous hand that sent the whole rail and the players into a frenzy. David Arsht raised it up, and Donald Auger raised all in. Al Barbieri said "well I ain't missing out on this I'm in" and made the call, with just 20,000 behind. Stephen Hung folded, and Arsht put in one more raise to get Barbieri all in. He made the call, and the three players showed their hands.
Auger: 
Barbieri:
Arsht: 
Barbieri had more chips then Auger, and confirmed with the floor that he would get 3rd place if both players lost the hand. Once he got that confirmation, he celebrated, and started shadow boxing, saying "I love my hand I'm ready to triple up baby!" Well the board couldn't have been written any better if someone was trying.
The flop came down 
, giving Auger a set to take the lead. What could have been the perfect turn card? The 
sounds pretty good huh? That gave Barbieri a flush draw, Arsht a straight draw, but Auger was still ahead. The slammed down on the river, and the whole rail erupted. Auger stood in disbelief, while Barbieri started celebrating, even though he knew he lost the hand. He said "That's a $23,000 eight of diamonds right there!"
When the dust settled, Auger took 4th place, Barbieri took 3rd, and Arsht scored the double knocked to get to heads up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Wow. After a long time playing four handed, we have reached a speedy conclusion to this final table! Action started with David Arsht, and he raised it up. Stephen Hung called, and the flop came down 
. Hung check called a bet, and the turn was the 
. The two players got in a raising war that saw Hung get the rest of his chips in. The cards were flipped, and Arsht was miles ahead with one card to come.
Arsht: 
Hung: 
Both players had trip queens, but Arsht's ten kicker played. Hung would need a three to win the hand, or a jack or six to chop. The river was the , and Hung was knocked out. He will take home over $130,000 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
3,070,000
|
3,070,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
