Barry "Big Dog" Lang limped in on the button. In the big blind Dario Samartino moved all in with a covering stack. Lang called.
Lang:
Sammartino:
"Big Dog" needed to catch up to advance but he didn't find any help on the flop. He also didn't find it on the turn. The river was his last hope, but it came the pairing Sammartino and giving him the victory in the match, advancing him to the round of 16 where he will play Dan Healey.
Taylor Paur raised to 10,000 on the button, Jason Koon defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Koon checked, Paur fired out 8,000, and Koon moved all in for effectively 99,900. Paur called.
Paur:
Koon:
Paur's overpair held when the turn and river came , , and he doubled.
A few hands later, it was Koon's turn to double. Paur open-jammed for effectively 59,400 on the button, and Koon called.
Paur:
Koon:
The flop, turn, and river came , and Koon doubled to 119,800 chips. Paur has a slight lead with 150,400.
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Jason Koon limped on the button. Taylor Paur checked his option. The flop came down and both players checked.
On the turn, Paur led out with a bet of 10,000. Koon called.
The river was the . Paur slowed down with a check. Koon bet 30,000 and after a couple minutes in the tank, Paur folded. Koon was able to retake the chip lead after scooping the pot.
In the last remaining heads-up match, Taylor Paur and Jason Koon are continuously changing the lead. Paur is back in the lead currently, but this could change at any second.
In the latest hand, Koon moved all in on the button. Paur called for his last 89,400. Koon was holding and would need to catch up to close the match as Paur held .
The board ran out and Paur's King high was good for a double.
Taylor Paur raised to 16,000 on the button, Jason Koon defended, and the flop came . Koon checked, Paur continue for 17,500, and Koon moved all in for 97,400. Paur quickly called.
Paur:
Koon:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, it was a coin-flip situation with Paur holding 49.49 percent equity and Koon having 50.51 percent equity.
Koon won the flip when the turn and river came , respectively, taking a massive chip lead.
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The last of our first 16 matches is now over and it was Jason Koon who walked away as the victor. It could've gone either way as the two men exchanged the chip lead several times before it ended.
On the final hand Paur moved in from the button and Koon made the call from the big blind.
Paur:
Koon:
The board ran out keeping Koon in the lead and leaving Paur drawing to running outs. Those outs didn't come and the came on the turn, leaving Paur drawing dead. The on the river gave Paur a meaningless straight and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Koon will move on to face Mike Watson in the round of 16 that begins in about 20 minutes.
flop. He also didn't find it on the 
turn. The river was his last hope, but it came the 
pairing Sammartino and giving him the victory in the match, advancing him to the round of 16 where he will play Dan Healey.
. Koon checked, Paur fired out 8,000, and Koon moved all in for effectively 99,900. Paur called.
, and he doubled.
, and Koon doubled to 119,800 chips. Paur has a slight lead with 150,400.
. Paur slowed down with a check. Koon bet 30,000 and after a couple minutes in the tank, Paur folded. Koon was able to retake the chip lead after scooping the pot.
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and Paur's King high was good for a double.
, 
came on the turn, leaving Paur drawing dead. The 
on the river gave Paur a meaningless straight and he was eliminated from the tournament.