[user66118]
Ty Reiman has the button, and he raises to 525,000. Harrison Gimbel makes the call from the big blind, and the flop brings . Gimbel checks, and Reiman's bet of 635,000 is called.
The turn brings the , and Gimbel taps the felt again. Reiman checks it back this time, and the completes the board. Gimbel now takes the lead with a bet of 1.2 million, and Reiman can not call.
Ty Reiman has the button, and he raises to 525,000. Harrison Gimbel calls from the big blind.
Both men check the flop of , and the falls on fourth street. Gimbel leads out with a bet of 600,000, and Reiman rests his head on his hand to think it over. After just a minute, he raises to 1.6 million straight. Gimbel asks the dealer to pull in the chips so he can see what he's working with. With the deliberateness of a surgeon, he begins to cut out a hefty chunk of chips from his stack. He slides out another 2 million chips for a total reraise to 3.6 million. Reiman doesn't waste too much time making the call and we've got a huge pot brewing.
The river fills out the board with the . Gimbel's next move is the big one as he quietly announces, "I'm all in." Reiman has looked disinterested the entire hand, but he asks for a count as he leans forward across the felt. The total amount is 11,990,000, and Reiman calls with the covering stack!!
Showdown
Gimbel:
Reiman:
"We chop?" asks Reiman, both men trying to figure out exactly what's transpired in this 35-million-chip pot. It is indeed a chop, and the two men take their money back as they try to lower their heart rates back to a reasonable level.
[user38449]
Harrison Gimbel has the button and opens with a raise to 500,000. Ty Reiman makes the call and the flop comes .
Reiman checks to Gimbel who bets another 500,000. Reiman calls and the turn brings the . Both players check 4th Street, bringing the action to the river -- .
Another check-check sequence prompts an early showdown.
"I don't have anything," says Gimbel. Reiman tables for a pair of fours which are good enough to take down the pot.
[user66118]
Harrison Gimbel and Ty Reimain are back from dinner, and everyone's all set to go. With about 12 minutes left in the current level, the final two players are back in action. Each of them is the only man standing between the other and $2.2 million worth of bragging rights.