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| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Neilson |
| 2 | Denis Gnidash |
| 3 | Rory Mathews |
| 4 | Kirby Martin |
| 5 | Jonathan Bennett |
| 6 | Chris DeMaci |
| 7 | Ariel Celestino |
| 8 | Bryce Landier |
| 9 | Norbert Szecsi |
| 10 | Dana Buck |
The action folded round to Dana Buck in the small blind and he asked Daniel Neilson how much he had. Neilson responded by saying, "about 235!"
Buck then announced he was all in and Neilson made the call from the big blind.
Neilson: 
Buck: 
The dealer spread a 
flop putting Buck out in the lead, but when the 
landed on the turn, Neilson now had outs to a straight.
Unfortunately for the Australian, the river landed the 
and he was bounced out in 10th place for a $19,939 payday.
The final nine players are heading on a short 10-minute break while the table is adjusted and the official chip counts are taken.
The cards are now back in the air for the Event #42 final table.
There is just on 27 minutes remaining in the level.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Gnidash | 675,000 |
| 2 | Rory Mathews | 808,000 |
| 3 | Kirby Martin | 760,000 |
| 4 | Jonathan Bennett | 464,000 |
| 5 | Chris DeMaci | 612,000 |
| 6 | Ariel Celestino | 1,102,000 |
| 7 | Bryce Landier | 495,000 |
| 8 | Norbert Szecsi | 510,000 |
| 9 | Dana Buck | 869,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,102,000 | 422,000 |
|
869,000 | |
|
808,000 | -90,000 |
|
760,000 | -5,000 |
|
675,000 | -140,000 |
|
612,000 | 21,000 |
|
510,000 | -45,000 |
|
495,000 | 15,000 |
|
464,000 | 11,000 |
Hand #1: Ariel Celestino raised to 34,000. Denis Gnidash called out of the big blind. Gnidash checked the 
flop, and Ariel's 36,000 bet took the pot.
Hand #2: Gnidash took the pot with a bet on the flop.
Hand #3: Celestino raised to 34,000. Kirby Martin reraised to 55,000 from the big blind. Celestino repopped to 110,000, and Martin made the call. Martin then checked the raggedy 
flop. Celestino fired 114,000. Martin jammed it in, and Celestino quickly folded.
Hand #4: Chris DeMaci came out with a raise to 32,000 under the gun. Everyone folded.
Hand #5: Bryce Landier opened to 40,000. DeMaci called from the big blind. He checked the 
flop, and Landier bet 50,000. DeMaci went nowhere. The turn came , and DeMaci checked again. Landier bet 75,000, and DeMaci called him once again to see the 
fall on the river. DeMaci checked and saw his opponent bet 75,000 once more. DeMaci finally gave up.
Hand #6: The action folded to Rory Mathews and he made it 32,000 and he collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Kirby Martin raised to 35,000 from the hi-jack only to have Jonathan Bennett three-bet to 80,000 next to act. From the big blind Bryce Landier moved all in for roughly 600,000 and both Martin and Bennett folded.
Hand #8: Jonathan Bennett bumped it up to 32,000 from the hi-jack only to have Norbert Szecsi move all in from the big blind. Bennett mucked and Szecsi picked up the pot.
Hand #9: Denis Gnidash opened to 38,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Chris DeMaci opened to 32,000 from the lo-jack and Dana Buck made the call from the small blind only to have Denis Gnidash three-bet to 92,000 from the large blind.
DeMaci folded, but Buck called as the flop fell down and Buck led for 100,000. Gnidash called as the rolled off on the turn and Buck led for 150,000 with Gnidash making the call as the 
completed the board on the river.
Buck slid in a bet of 230,000 and Gnidash went deep into the tank for over two minutes before folding as Buck tabled his 
for complete air.
Hand #11: Ariel Celestino raised to 34,000 from middle position, and Denis Gnidash moved all in from the small blind. Celestino folded after action came back to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000 | 311,000 |
|
|
335,000 | -340,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
After two eliminations early in the day, a final table was reached here in Event # 42. One of the nine remaining players is Chris DeMaci, who has nearly $1.5 million in live tournament winnings plus $1.4 million in online tournament cashes to his credit.
Before the final table began we chatted with DeMaci about his transition into live tournaments, his fear of flying, and his plan of action for the day.
PokerNews: How did online poker compare to live poker for you?
DeMaci: I exclusively played tournaments online (before Black Friday). I played live cash for the first five-to-six years of my career at Commerce. I got bored of that scene and so one of my friends suggested to give online poker a try. He sent me $5,000 online to play and from there I kept running it up. It was what led me to keep honing my skills with tournaments.
You mostly stick to WSOP and World Poker Tour events; why not branch out to European Poker Tour events or other circuits?
It’s embarrassing to say but I don’t like to travel because I am afraid of flying. I’ve never been to the Bahamas for the PCA, or to London, or anywhere else really. It sucks because I think of all the equity I’ve missed over the years. It’s interesting though because there are different ranking systems and I’m consistently in the top 100 with only playing maybe 25 percent of tournaments compared to everyone else. There is no punishment for when you play more and do bad but it’s only good results; so I take pride in knowing I play less than everyone else and still on the top.
You’re probably one of the most recognizable names at the final table. Do you think you have an edge over the other players?
I’m just going to play my game. I do think I have an edge in these tournaments but I’m still going to pay attention to every move and pick my spots.
You’re sitting in the middle of the chip counts. Do you have a plan of action for the rest of the day?
The guy on my left (Ariel Celestino) is someone I’ve never played with and he seems to be a really aggressive Brazilian player with a big rail. So I’ll analyze the moves he makes and see what his tendencies are. I’ll also try to pick on some players on my right and take it from there.
Would you say Celestino is your toughest competitor?
I actually don’t know any of the players on my table, including him. I won’t really worry about who my competitors are. It’s the final table, the other eight guys are my competitors so I just have to focus on playing my best game I can.
Hand #12: Bryce Landier made it 55,000 to go. Nobody gave him any action.
Hand #13: Dana Buck raised to 45,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #14: Kirby Martin bumped it to 52,000 after action folded to his button. Both blinds got out of the way.
Hand #15: Norbert Szecsi raised to 40,000, and he took the pot.
Hand #16: Denis Gnidash raised to 40,000. Nobody called.
Hand #17: Rory Mathews made it 40,000, and he took yet another preflop pot.
Hand #18: Landier raised to 55,000, and he took the pot down.
Hand #19: Gnidash got a walk.