"pure_reason" came oh so close to back-to-back titles, but his end in this Main Event came to a rather brutal ending. In this hand, "MyCousinVinny5" raised to 400,000, and "pure_reason" would three bet it to just 1,440,000. Back to "MyCousinVinny5", he would shove all in with pocket nines, and "pure_reason" would call with pocket jacks.
A nine would come right on the flop, and "pure_reason" was unable to hit a two outer himself. This extends "MyCousinVinny5" lead even more, as he has over half of the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,081,318
7,221,914
|
7,221,914 |
|
|
Busted |
, while "BlackCoffee" had pocket fours. An ace on the flop meant that "Dise57" would win this hand, though "BlackCoffee" ended up better off after the two hands.
, only to see chip leader "MyCousinVinny5" wake up with 
. The flop of 
gave "BlackCoffee" the nut flush draw, and another heart on the turn would give him that flush. "BlackCoffee" doubles to 4,632,452, while "MyCousinVinny5" is still the comfortable leader.
, and "MyCousinVinny5" continued for 860,000. "Turkeyleg" called, the 
, and he was flipping against the 
of "TurkeyLeg." He would flop middle set, and though "supremetny" would pick up outs on the turn, they wouldn't come on the river. 
, but he was dominated by the 
, and "pure_reason" scored a massive pot to extend his chip lead just ahead of the final table.
, and he was flipping against the 
gave "ClarkWesterFeld" some additional outs, but the eights would stay true to the end, giving "Dise57" a big double up.