Spencer Champlin raised to 600,000 in the small blind and received a call from Eric Bunch, defending his big blind. The flop came and both players checked.
The turn was and Bunch checked. Champlin announced a bet of 650,000 and slid the appropriate chips forward. Bunch announced he was all in.
Champlin went into the tank for close to a minute and threw in a chip to call.
Eric Bunch:
Spencer Champlin:
Champlin's nut second pair was in need of improving to beat Bunch's pair of kings in order to secure victory for the tournament. Unfortunately for him, this would not be the time as the river fell to confirm Bunch's double.
Bunch's remaining stack was then counted out to be confirmed at 8.235 million, meaning he now finds himself as the chip leader in the match.
Spencer Champlin limped in on the button, and Eric Bunch checked his option.
Action checked to the turn of a board, where Bunch bet 350,000. Champlin called.
Bunch bet 1,000,000 on the river, and Champlin announced a raise to 3.2 million. Bunch called after a few moments, only to muck after Champlin tabled for a straight.
Spencer Champlin raised to 450,000 in the small blind and Eric Bunch defended. The flop came and Bunch check-called a continuation-bet from Champlin for 500,000. Action checked through the turn and river to take the hand to showdown.
Bunch tabled for a pair of fives and Champlin mucked.
Hand #2:
Bunch raised his small blind to 550,000 and Champlin called. Both players checked a flop of and Champlin check-folded on the turn when Bunch bet 600,000.
Hand #3:
Champlin opened to 450,000 from the small blind. Bunch defended and the flop came . Bunch checked. Champlin made a continuation-bet of 400,000 and Bunch called. Action then checked through to showdown on the turn and river .
Bunch tabled for fours up, resulting in a third consecutive won pot as Champlin sent his cards to the muck.
Eric Bunch raised to 550,000 on the button, and Spencer Champlin called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop, and Champlin bet 550,000 on the turn. Bunch jammed for 5.57 million, and Champlin tanked for a minute before releasing his hand.
Eric Bunch completed from the small blind and Spencer Champlin checked his option to take action to a flop of . Champlin checked to Bunch, who bet 300,000. He then called, bringing the turn . Both players checked.
The river fell and Champlin bet 550,000. Bunch tossed in two chips to call.
Champlin tabled for two pairs, nines and threes, resulting in Bunch mucking his hand and Champlin being sent the pot.
On the first hand of the heads-up match, Spencer Champlin raised to 450,000 in the small blind and Eric Bunch defended. Bunch checked the flop and Champlin made a continuation-bet of 400,000.
Bunch announced a check-raise to 1 million, resulting in a fold from Champlin to win the first hand of the match.
Hand #2:
On the following hand, Bunch opened to 450,000 from the small blind. Champlin defended and both players checked a flop of . Champlin bet 400,000 on the turn and Bunch called. Action then checked through the river to take the hand to showdown.
Champlin tabled for a pair of tens, good for the pot as Bunch sent his cards to the muck, resulting in a net gain of zero chips for either player over the first two hands of the heads up match.