From middle position Joe Cassidy raised and Andreas Krause, the short stack at the final table, defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Krause check-called a bet. On the turn the showed up and Krause lead out for 24,000. Cassidy raised the German all in and the call was made.
Krause turned over and was up against . The river was the and that was it for Krause. We are now down to just nine players.
We are down to 10 players and there will be a full redraw before we move on. Play will go down on the main feature table for anyone interested in watching this epic battle unfold!
Mike Wattel and Dan Kelly were both very short and just got all their chips into the middle against Joe Cassidy. Wattel started off by raising to 24,000 under the gun and Kelly, who was to his direct left, made it 36,000 right away. Cassidy was on the button and put in a four-bet making it 48,000 to go.
Both blinds folded and Wattel moved all in for 56,000 after which Kelly called all in for a total of 52,000.
Joe Cassidy
Mike Wattel
Dan Kelly
The board ran out , and with just a pair of kings Cassidy made sure we got down to just ten players.
"Everything okay Joe," Phil Ivey sarcastically asked Cassidy who was stacking his chips after this double knock out.
Ivey reenacted how Cassidy casually put in the extra chips to call both all ins and Cassidy said, "Is that how I did it?"
"Pretty much," Ivey said laughing as all players got handed racks. We are moving to the final table!
From the button Brendan Taylor just raised and Gregory Jamison decided to defend his big blind. The flop came down and Jamison check-called a bet.
The turn was the and Jamison check-raised after which Taylor put his last chips into the pot. The call was made and we got to see the following showdown.
Taylor turned over and was up against Jamison who showed . The river was the giving Jamison trips and Taylor was done in 13th place.
Dan Kelly just raised the button to 24,000 and Joe Cassidy defended his big blind. The flop came down and Cassidy check-raised it to 24,000. Kelly called.
The turn was the and Kelly folded to the 24,000 chip bet Cassidy put out. Kelly is now down to just 54,000 chips.
From the small blind Gregory Jamison just raised to 24,000 and Mike Matusow defended his big blind. The board came down and Matusow called a bet on every street.
Jamison turned over for the wheel, a straight and the nut low. Matusow showed and said, "Just three aces with a bigger flush draw," as he saw his stack dwindle down even further. Matusow is still in the running but looking for a double up in this level.
After chopping for his tournament life against Joe Cassidy we just saw Robert Stevanovski lose his final all in against Dan Kelly. Kelly raised from the small blind to 24,000 and Stevanovski three-bet from the big blind after which Kelly put him all in for 41,000 chips total. We got to see another all in showdown and again Stevanovski was in good shape to get at least half the pot.
Kelly turned over against and the board ran out . No low for Stevanovski and Kelly's pair of queens took down the entire pot. We are down to just 13 players and some short handed poker!
James Hoeppner raised under the gun and Ryan Lenaghan three-bet from the small blind. Hoeppner re-raised all in for the rest of his chips and Lenaghan called.
Hoeppner:
Lenaghan:
The board ran out , giving Lenaghan aces and tens to win the pot.
and Krause check-called a bet. On the turn the 
showed up and Krause lead out for 24,000. Cassidy raised the German all in and the call was made.
and was up against 
. The river was the 
and that was it for Krause. We are now down to just nine players.
and Jamison check-called a bet.
and was up against Jamison who showed 
. The river was the 
giving Jamison trips and Taylor was done in 13th place.
and Kelly folded to the 24,000 chip bet Cassidy put out. Kelly is now down to just 54,000 chips.
and Matusow called a bet on every street.
for the wheel, a straight and the nut low. Matusow showed 
and said, "Just three aces with a bigger flush draw," as he saw his stack dwindle down even further. Matusow is still in the running but looking for a double up in this level.
and the board ran out 
