Players have been introduced and chips have been counted here at the official final table. One of these nine players will go on to find poker glory. Who will it be?
A short stacked Jason Manggunio moved all in from the button for 163,000 and Eric Baldwin in the small blind raised to 312,000. Eric Davis in the big blind folded, and we had ourselves a showdown.
Baldwin:
Manggunio:
An flop was exposed and Manggunio failed to improve and was consequently eliminated in 8th place.
Michael Gathy opened on the button for 50,000 and Noah Vaillancourt raised from the small blind to 124,000. Eric Baldwin folded his big blind and Gathy called.
The flop came and after some measured thought Vaillancourt bet 94,000. Gathy let his hand go and Vaillancourt took the pot.
Jean-Louis Santoni opened from under the gun for 65,000, and action folded around to Noah Vaillancourt in the hijack who made it 135,000. Santoni completed the call and both players saw a flop. It was here that Santoni checked and Vaillancourt fired out 80,000. Santoni immediately moved all in and was called by Vaillancourt.
Vaillancourt:
Santoni:
Santoni possessed the lead with his pair of jacks, but any diamond or ace on the turn or the river would put the hand in Vaillancourt's favor. Indeed a diamond did fall as the table was shown the on the turn and Vaillancourt grabbed hold of a nut flush. The meaningless fell on the river and Santoni was eliminated.
Eric Baldwin opened the action for 65,000, Jamie Armstrong called behind him and John Esposito shoved from the button. Baldwin folded rather quickly and Armstrong took his time to make a decision. He requested a count and Esposito's shove was for 530,000.
Armstrong reluctantly folded and Esposito picked a few chips.
Short stacked Eric Davis moved all in from the button for 235,000. John Esposito in the big blind made the call and Davis was at risk.
Davis
Esposito:
With a flop exposed Esposito grabbed hold of a flush draw, to go along with his ace high. A on the turn paired Davis, but in the worst kind of way as Esposito had hit his nut flush. A fell on the river, but it changed nothing and Davis was sent packing.
Eric Baldwin opened for 65,000 and action folded around to Noah Vaillancourt in the big blind. Baldwin took several moments to consider his options. Ultimately, he decided the spot wasn't right and folded his hand.
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and Field was the first to go at the final table.
flop was exposed and Manggunio failed to improve and was consequently eliminated in 8th place.
and after some measured thought Vaillancourt bet 94,000. Gathy let his hand go and Vaillancourt took the pot.
flop. It was here that Santoni checked and Vaillancourt fired out 80,000. Santoni immediately moved all in and was called by Vaillancourt.
on the turn and Vaillancourt grabbed hold of a nut flush. The meaningless 
fell on the river and Santoni was eliminated.
flop exposed Esposito grabbed hold of a flush draw, to go along with his ace high. A 
on the turn paired Davis, but in the worst kind of way as Esposito had hit his nut flush. A