Bjorn Li opened the action from the hijack seat and Oliver Speidel then three-bet to 175,000 on the button. Mohamad Kowssarie called that bet in the small blind and Li got out of the way.
Both players checked the board down to the river, where Speidel bet 300,000 after Kowssarie checked. Kowssarie opted to make the call and then mucked his cards as Speidel turned over .
Bjorn Li is now sitting behind a much healthier stack, with some of those chips coming from the following hand.
Li opened the action to 60,000 and got calls from Oliver Speidel, Mohamad Kowssarie, and Patrick Healy in the big blind.
Flop:
The play was checked to Speidel and he bet 150,000. Only Li would make the call as a flurry of cards were sent into the muck. The on the turn saw both players check as the on the river made it two pairs on the board. Again both players checked and Li took down the pot when he tabled his .
From under the gun, Yann Dion raised to 60,000. Action then folded all the way around to 2011 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Daniel Idema in the big blind and he made the call to see the flop. On the flop, Idema checked and Dion bet 60,000. Idema check-raised to 150,000 and Dion called.
The turn was the and Idema followed through with a bet of 250,000. Dion called. The river completed the board with the and Idema checked. Dion also checked.
Idema tabled the for jacks and sevens. Dion tapped the table and mucked his hand, allowing Idema to win the pot.
Yann Dion opened the pot and Oliver Speidel made the call on the button. The flop was dealt amd Dion led for 85,000 and received a call from Speidel.
Both players checked as the hit the turn and then the landed on the river. Dion thought for quite some time before sliding out 280,000. Speidel decided to make the call and then sent his cards into the muck when Dion turned over his for a rivered flush.
Kenneth Wong opened the pot from the cutoff seat and Oliver Speidel made the call on the button. The flop prompted Wong to lead for 75,000. Speidel then made it another 130,000 to go and it was back on Wong.
Wong didn't stop his betting here, throwing out an extra 320,000. It was too much for Speidel and he sent the pot to Wong.
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The last two hands have seen Mohamad Kowssarie and Bjorn Li each take down pots after -min-raising preflop and then continuation-betting the flop and getting their opponent to fold.
Since the fast paced action early here on the final table, the play has really slowed down. Seems all the players have realized just how much is on the line.