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Daniel Idema raised from the button, and Matt Keikoan called to see a flop.
It came down 
, and Keikoan check-raised an Idema bet. Idema called, and Keikoan checked to him again on the 
turn. Idema fired a bet, and another one on the 
river, and Keikoan called both of them.
Idema showed down 
, and his trip jacks were good for the pot.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
Matt Keikoan raised the button, and he called a reraise from Daniel Idema.
They took a flop of 
, and a bet from Idema won it right away.
Matt Keikoan opened for a raise from the button, Dan Idema three-bet from the big blind and Keikoan called.
Idema led out on the 
flop and Keikoan called. The 
hit the turn and Idema fired again, Keikoan coming along with a call. The 
on the river brought a bet from Idema and a call from Keikoan.
Idema showed ace-nine for top pair, but Keikoan turned two pair with 
and raked in the pot with aces and eights. He's up to 1.45 million.
On the first hand of the battle, Matt Keikoan raised from the button. Daniel Idema reraised from the big blind, and Keikoan called.
Idema bet the 
flop, and that was all it took to win the first one.
We're on a quick break while the staff retrieves the bracelet from the dungeon. Here's how our two finalists stack up as heads-up play looms:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,740,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
||
|
1,395,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
Kyle Ray opened for a raise from the button, Matt Keikoan three-bet from the big blind, Ray four-bet, Keikoan capped and Ray called. Ray bet his last 20,000 in the dark and Keikoan called.
Ray 
Keikoan
Keikoan hit top pair on the 
flop. Ray turned a gutshot straight draw when the hit the turn, but the river blanked out with the , sending Ray to the rail with a third-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,825,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,025,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
Matt Keikoan raised from the button and Dan Idema defended his big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. Idema led out when the came on the turn and Keikoan called. The river brought the 
and Idema bet again, Keikoan looking him up.
Idema's pair of sevens with 
were good and he took down the pot.
Matt Keikoan raised preflop, and Kyle Ray three-bet it.
They got a bet apiece in on the [2h} 
flop, and Keikoan raised to two bets on the 
turn. Ray called there, and he check-called another bet on the 
river.
Keikoan turned up , and that's a straight to the jack. Keikoan has further bolstered his stack now, back over the million-chip milestone.
