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Shortly after coming back from the break, Stephen Boots and Neil Channing went to war. It was raised to 25,000 preflop by Boots from the button before Channing shoved the small blind for 160,000 total. Sean Keeton folded, but Boots called!
Boots:
Channing:
After all this time, it boiled down to a race. Channing won the race by rivering the nuts,
. That crippled Boots to 8,600. He was all in on the next hand and called by both players, but it wound up as a three-way chop. The board of 
played for all three players.That gave Boots a stay of execution for one hand. He was all in for 8,600 again the very next hand with
. Channing raised to 25,000 to isolate Boots, with Keeton complying by folding. Channing showed 
and took down the pot on a board of 
.
flop was checked by both men. On the 
river to Channing, who bet 45,000. Boots let his twenty second time bank expire without acting. His hand was declared dead and mucked.
. Boots was first to act and checked to Channing, who bet 16,000. Keeton raised that bet to 32,000, drawing quick folds from Boots and Channing.
for a running two pair. Channing mucked his hand in disgust, dropping to about 154,000 in the counts.
against Channing's 
, but Channing found new life when he spiked the