Hand #21: Cada opened for 48,000 from the cutoff, Mutke called on the button, and Ward three-bet to 151,000 from the small blind. Cada and Mutke mucked their hands, and the pot was pushed to Ward.
Hand #22: Mutke opened for 50,000 when the action folded around to him in the cutoff, and Ward won another pot with a three-bet, this time for 135,000.
Hand #23: Ward went for three in a row, raising to 50,000 from the cutoff, but a three-bet of 140,000 by Taylor forced him off the hand.
Hand #24: Cada opened for 48,000 from early position, and Ward kept up his aggression, three-betting to 136,000 from the hijack. The trick worked this time, giving Ward his third pot in the last four hands.
Hand #25: Taylor raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Mutke opened for a raise of 50,000 from under the gun, claiming a small uncontested pot.
Hand #27: Kurth took the blinds and antes with a preflop raise from early position.
Hand #28: Polychronopoulos made it 50,000 to go from early position, and Baker three-bet to 120,000 from the cutoff. Polychronopoulos called the raise to see a flop of , and he checked the action to Baker, who tapped the table as well. On the turn, Polychronopoulos led out for 160,000, and this was enough to force a fold from Baker.
Hand #29: Polychronopoulos opened for 50,000 from early position, and Kurth called out of the big blind. The dealer fanned a flop of across the felt, and Kurth checked. Polychronopoulos then fired a bet of 75,000, but he quickly folded when Kurth came over the top with a raise to 200,000.
Hand #30: Baker made it 55,000 to go from early position, and he claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Kurth opened for 75,000 after action folded around to him on the button. Polychronopoulos called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Polychronopoulos led out for 100,000, showing strength and snaking the pot from Kurth.
Hand #32: Under the gun, Baker raised to 55,000 and Mutke flatted from early position. Carlton tried the squeeze play, three-betting to 160,000 from the big blind. Holding the , Mutke decided to make his stand with an all-in shove, but he was insta-called by Carlton and his .
With the ultimate cooler having occurred here at the final table, Mutke was in bad shape, and a final runout of left him with an inferior overpair to the board. Carlton doubled his stack to about 1.27 million, putting himself in great position as we head to the first break of the night.
Hand #33: Taylor opened for 65,000 from the cutoff, and Carlton three-bet to 155,000 from the small blind, forcing Taylor off his hand.
Hand #34: Polychronopoulos opened for 70,000 from the cutoff, Carlton called on the button, and Baker shipped his last 490,000. Polychronopoulos got out of the way, but Carlton insta-called with his . Baker was in very bad shape with his , and although he found a four on the flop, the turn () and river () both missed him, sending him to the payout desk in 8th place. With his third final table appearance in three WSOP tournaments this summer, Baker's amazing run here has come to an end, but he is sure to be a force at final tables to come for the foreseeable future.
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, and he checked the action to Baker, who tapped the table as well. On the 
turn, Polychronopoulos led out for 160,000, and this was enough to force a fold from Baker.
across the felt, and Kurth checked. Polychronopoulos then fired a bet of 75,000, but he quickly folded when Kurth came over the top with a raise to 200,000.
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