The two remaining players have decided to take their 60-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,040,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
||
|
1,405,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler VS Brian Rast battle it out for the bracelet
Brian Rast opened to 70,000 and Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind to see a 
flop fall.
Kessler checked, Rast pushed out 80,000 and Kessler played the check-raise card by making it 180,000. Rast responded with a three-bet to 390,000, and after tanking, Kessler folded.
Rast flashed his 
for a bluff and collected the pot.
Allen Kessler made it 65,000 from the button and Brian Rast came along to see a 
flop fall.
Both players checked and when the 
landed on the turn, Rast check-called an 80,000-chip bet from Kessler before both players tapped the table when the 
landed.
Kessler tabled his 
, and after Rast flashed an ace also, Kessler was pushed the pot.
From the button, Allen Kessler opened to 65,000 and Brian Rast made the call before both players checked the 
flop.
When the 
landed on the turn, Rast led for 95,000 and Kessler made the call to see the complete the board on the river. Rast pushed out 220,000 and Kessler made the call tabling his 
.
Rast however had him bested with his 
as he moved to 2,195,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,195,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,250,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |
Brian Rast entered the pot from the button for 70,000 only to have Allen Kessler three-bet to 210,000 from the big blind.
Rast mucked and Kessler increased his lead.
Allen Kessler opened to 65,000 from the button and Brian Rast made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Rast led for 80,000 and Kessler folded.
Brian Rast opened the button to 70,000 and Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind before both players checked the 
flop.
Kessler fired out 95,000 when the 
landed on the turn with Rast making the call as the 
fell on the river. Kessler pushed out 150,000 and Rast made the call before folding when Kessler tabled his 
for a full house.
As Kessler raked in the pot to move into the chip lead with 1,835,000, Rast slipped to 1,610,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,835,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,610,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
With Allen Kessler not liking his button hand, he opted to fold and give opponent Brian Rast a walk.
On the first hand of heads-up play, Brian Rast opened to 70,000 from the button and Allen Kessler kicked his cards to the muck.
