Marcio Cid raised to 32,000 on the button and Scott Clements defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Clements check-called 40,000 from Cid to see the turn. It was more of the same as Clements check-called 75,000 from Cid, landing the river which both checked.
Clements tabled for a pair of aces, but Cid took it down with for two pair.
Jacob Bazeley made it 40,000 to go first to act, and Scott Clements called from the button. The flop came down , and Bazeley put out a c-bet to 45,000. Clements called, and the hit the turn. Bazeley checked to Clements, who fired out a bet of 77,000. Bazeley made the call, and both players checked when the hit the river.
Bazeley rolled over , adn Clements tossed his hand toward the dealer. After that pot, Bazeley is up to 800,000, while Clements is just a shade over one million.
Picking up the action after the the turn of an board, Eddy Sabat checked from the small blind and Levi Berger bet 55,000 from the big blind. Sabat called to see the river where he checked again. Berger bet a hefty 175,000 and after about 90 seconds, Sabat called.
Berger tabled for a flush, besting Sabat's holdings to win the pot.
We caught up with the action on the flop, which read . Levi Berger and Clifford Goldkind were heads up, and the former bet out 38,000. Goldkind made the call, and Berger checked when the hit the turn. Goldkind took that as an invitation to bet out 58,000, and Berger came along to see the river, the .
Berger checked again, and Goldkind threw out a big bet of 138,000. Berger tanked for about two or three minutes before announcing call, then quickly mucked when saw Goldkind table for two pair. Berger fell to 1.2 million after that hand, while Goldkind is now up to 920,000.
Scott Clements made it 42,000 from the button, and it folded to Marcio Cid in the big blind. He moved all in for his last 680,000, and it didn't take Clements long to call, setting up a huge pot of almost 1.4 million.
Clements:
Cid:
The flop sure brought some excitement, coming all diamonds: . Both players had a diamond, but Cid was the one who picked up the extra outs, as he had the ace of diamonds. Unfortunately for Cid, the board completed with two nines, the and , giving Clements the KO and the chip lead and sending us to our unofficial final table.
Hand #1: Action folded to Clifford Goldkind in the small blind and he raised to 40,000. Scott Clements three-bet to 101,000 from the big blind, Goldkind four-bet to 265,000, and Clements five-bet shoved for about 885,000 effective. Goldkind called all in.
Goldkind:
Clements:
The flop came down to give Goldkind a flush draw, but it never came as the turn and river secured the pot for Clements.
and Clements check-called 40,000 from Cid to see the 
turn. It was more of the same as Clements check-called 75,000 from Cid, landing the 
river which both checked.
for a pair of aces, but Cid took it down with 
for two pair.
hit the turn. Bazeley checked to Clements, who fired out a bet of 77,000. Bazeley made the call, and both players checked when the 
, adn Clements tossed his hand toward the dealer. After that pot, Bazeley is up to 800,000, while Clements is just a shade over one million.
for a flush, besting Sabat's holdings to win the pot.
. Levi Berger and Clifford Goldkind were heads up, and the former bet out 38,000. Goldkind made the call, and Berger checked when the 
hit the turn. Goldkind took that as an invitation to bet out 58,000, and Berger came along to see the river, the 
and 
to give Goldkind a flush draw, but it never came as the 
turn and