On the button Michael Graves raised with and Shawn Luman called with . Theo Tran decided to call with and they saw a flop of . Graves led out and when Luman called Tran decided to fold his bottom pair. The came on the turn and when Graves bet 500K Luman decided he couldn't continue with his iffy kicker and surrendered his hand.
Shawm Luman must've eaten a leprechaun for breakfast. Over the course of play today he's had pocket Queens, Tens, Nines, Eights, and Fours, and he's also had Ace-King twice. Which at least partly explains why he's our new chip-leader with 2,800,000.
Michael Graves raised with and [Removed:326] decided to take his stand with . But one seat to his right Shawn Luman woke up with and moved all-in. Graves stepped out of the way and the didn't provide [Removed:327] even a glimmer of hope. He takes home $161,330 for finishing today in fourth place.
After Shawn Luman raised with pocket Fours Theo Tran called with A-9. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn Tran led out and Luman called, and when the hit on the river Tran thought a bit before checking. Luman checked and turned over his Fours, and Tran got up and put his fists to his forehead, walking in circles as Luman raked in a pot he knew could've been his with a bet on the river.
Michael Graves picked a great time to pick up Aces. Because as he raised to 85K with his , Chad Batista was looking down at . Batista raised to 325,000 and after play-acting a bit Graves moved all-in. Batista called and saw that he was in very bad shape. Which got even worse after the flop. The on the turn meant that the hand was Graves' and Chad Batista ended as our fifth-place finisher, winning $129,064.
It seems like every big confrontation ends in an elimination. We just lost our fourth player when Kris Tate, who came into today's event as the short stack, moved in his last 165,000 with . Michael Graves called with pocket Fives...but Theo Tran looked down at and re-raised. Graves got out of the way and when the board ran out Kris Tate was our sixth-place finisher, winning $112,931.
One hand after he lost that huge pot to Theo Tran, Isaac Haxton moved in on the button with . But his old nemesis Chad Batista woke up with and made the call. The put Batista in commanding position and the and on the turn and river meant that this was indeed the end of Haxton's day. He wins $96,798 for finishing seventh.
After Tran raised with Isaac Haxton chose to call with . Both players checked the flop, and when Tran checked the on the turn Haxton threw out a bet. Tran called, then checked again when the hit on the river. Haxton bet 350,000 and Tran went into the tank. He thought it over for a few minutes before pushing in the chips for the call. That hand crippled Haxton, who came into play today just off the chip lead.