It took Christopher Vitch two hands to go from 40,000 in chips to a very healthy 160,000. The latest hand involving Vitch started when Christopher Hartman opened the pot with a raise. Vitch made the call and a flop was spread on the felt.
On the flop, Hartman checked and then raised when Vitch fired out a bet. Vitch opted to call and a was dealt on the turn. This time Hartman would lead out and Vitch would rasie. Hartman then made it a third bet and after some time deliberating, Vitch made the call.
A on the river and Hartman would opt to check. Vitch then fired out a bet and Hartman made the call. When Vitch tabled his for a flopped set and a rivered full house, it was enough to take down the very handy pot.
Brian Meinders opened with a raise and Matthew Schreiber threw out a three-bet. Action folded back to Meinders who called to see the flop. Meinders checked to Schreiber who continued out and Meinders called.
The came on the turn and Meinders once again check-called a bet. The completed the board and this time Meinders led out with a bet. Schreiber raised and Meinders called, showing . Schreiber mucked his hand and Meidners dragged in the pot.
Brock Parker, Matt Schreiber and Brian Meinders just played what was looking to be the biggest pot of the day. The board ended up being spread out like this and a slew of raises were put in throughout the hand. In the end though, Schreiber was out of the way and on the river, Meinders and Parker tabled and respectively, to chop up the pot.
Brian Meinders has edged away as the chip leader here at the final table. We recently watched him, Sean Rice and Matthew Schreiber each commit three extra bets preflop before taking to a flop. Sean checked up front and Meinders then fired out a bet. Both Rice and Schreiber made the call and a hit the turn. This time when Rice checked and Meinders bet, both Schreiber and Rice would let their hand go and send the pot to Meinders.
Darin Thomas, Preston Derden and Matt Schreiber each committed a raise preflop to watch as the dealer spread out a flop. On the flop, Thomas checked and so too did Derden. Schreiber then flicked out a bet and Thomas called, while Derden got out of the way.
The on the turn would this time see Thomas lead, which made Schreiber think for quite some time. Eventually he opted to let his hand go and send the pot to Thomas.
Ian Johns raised and Matthew Schreiber three-bet. Preston Derden moved all in for less from the small and Johns called.
The flop came and Johns checked-folded to a bet from Schreiber. Schreiber then tabled his whcih was behind the of Derden. The on the turn and the on the river sealed the deal for Derden's win and he was able to roughly quadruple up to 28,000 from that hand.
On a flop of Matthew Schreiber led out only to be raised by Brian Meinders. Schreiber three-bet and Meinders called.
The turn was the and Schreiber bet out again. Once again Meinders raised only this time Schreiber just flat called. The river was the and both players checked. Meinders showed for a turned flush that was now ten-high with four hearts on the board.
A sullen look washed over Schreiber's face as he showed for a flopped set that was now merely a six-high flush.
After almost four hours of play, the first elimination of our final table has just occurred, with Christopher Hartman the unlucky player to go home in 10th place.
The last hand of Hartman's tournament began when Matthew Schreiber opened up the pot with a raise. Hartman then committed the remainder of his chips in the small blind and Victor Ramdin called out of the big blind.
Hartman watched on as a flop was dealt out. Ramdin check-called a bet here and then both players checked the turn. The on the river would see Ramdin check-fold to a bet from Schreiber and Hartman would wait for Schreiber to show his hand.
When Schreiber turned over his , it was strong enough to see Hartman fling his into the muck and make his way out of the tournament area.