Joe Ebanks and Jeremy Detamore haven't given up too many of the chips they started with in the heads up portion of this tournament.
On this hand, Ebanks gained a little groud. The flop was and Detamore bet 175,000. Ebanks called.
Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the and Detamore checked. Ebanks bet 275,000 and Detamore eventually folded, but not before taking a full minute and shaking his head in disbelief.
Jeremy Detamore and Joe Ebanks are passing the same 200,000 chips back and forth. Detamore has managed to keep the pots small and Ebanks doesn't seem in a hurry to make them too big either. In the early stages of the heads up, it seems more about figuring out each other's play style than gunning for the win right away.
Jeremy Detamore has gained a little bit of ground in the heads up match so far. Joe Ebanks still has him way out chipped, but Detamore's strategy seems to be small ball for the early going.
In two hands, Joe Ebanks was able to finish off Bill Khourie and gain control of almost 80% of the chips in play.
The action started when Ebanks and Khourie were heads up after a 75,000 preflop raise. Ebanks called and the two saw the flop. Ebanks checked and Khourie bet 80,000. Ebanks called.
The turn was the and Ebanks checked again. This time Khourie bet 140,000 and Ebanks called.
The river was the and Ebanks bet 350,000 into the board that was a six-high straight. Khourie called and Ebanks showed him the bad news. Ebanks had a flush with the . Khourie was slightly annoyed and it appeared he didn't see the possible flush.
That left Khourie pretty short and the two players got it all in when Ebanks was in the small blind and Khourie in the big. Ebanks had versus the of Khourie. But like most of the day, Ebanks can't miss and he turned a straight on the board.
Khourie earned $24,900 for his third place finish. Ebanks has now eliminated the last six players and has a massive chip lead over Jeremy Detamore entering heads up play.
On consecutive hands Bill Khourie then Jeremy Detamore doubled up.
On the first hand Detamore doubled up Khourie when the two got all in preflop. Detamore had pocket sixes against the of Khourie. An ace came on the turn to give the pot to Khourie.
On the next hand, Detamore doubled through Joe Ebanks. Ebanks had and Detamore had . Ebanks flopped a set, but Detamore had a straight draw on the flop and he turned a straight, then rivered an even bigger straight when the board completed .
Things have slowed down three handed, and players are picking up small pots when they can. Joe Ebanks just won two in a row.
On the first hand, Ebanks raised and Jeremy Detamore and Bill Khourie folded in the blinds.
On the second hand, Detamore limped and Ebanks raised to 100,000. Detamore called. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Detamore checked to Ebanks. Ebanks bet 60,000 and Detamore folded.
and Detamore bet 175,000. Ebanks called.
on the turn. The river was the 
and Detamore checked. Ebanks bet 275,000 and Detamore eventually folded, but not before taking a full minute and shaking his head in disbelief.
flop. Ebanks checked and Khourie bet 80,000. Ebanks called.
and Ebanks checked again. This time Khourie bet 140,000 and Ebanks called.
and Ebanks bet 350,000 into the board that was a six-high straight. Khourie called and Ebanks showed him the bad news. Ebanks had a flush with the 
. Khourie was slightly annoyed and it appeared he didn't see the possible flush.
versus the 
of Khourie. But like most of the day, Ebanks can't miss and he turned a straight on the 
board.
of Khourie. An ace came on the turn to give the pot to Khourie.
. Ebanks flopped a set, but Detamore had a straight draw on the 
flop and he turned a straight, then rivered an even bigger straight when the board completed 
.
and both players checked. The turn was the