Mika Paasonen opened to 48,000 from the button only to have Brian Rast three-bet to 123,000 next to speak from the small blind.
Paasonen stared down Rast for over three minutes before eventually releasing his hand.
Allen Kessler opened from under the gun to 58,000 and Daisuke Endo defended his big blind to see a 
flop fall.
Like many hands already on this final table, Endo donked out with a 100,000-chip bet, and Kessler kicked his cards to the muck.
Mika Paasonen opened to 50,000 from the button before chip leader Brian Rast bumped it up to 140,000.
Dajuan Whorley folded his big blind, after a little deliberation, Paasonen passed too as Rast confirmed his dominance by moving to 1,460,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,460,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
From the button, John Gordon moved all in for 24,000 and Mika Paasonen made the call.
Gordon: 
Paasonen: 
With Gordon in the lead, the 
flop kept him that way as the 
landed on the turn to give Paasonen outs to a gutshot to go along with his live cards.
Unfortunately for the Clearwater, Florida native, the river landed the 
to end his tournament in seventh place for a $28,741 payday.
Brian Rast opened to 48,000 and forced out the remaining players as John Gordon was all in for his last 12,000 in the big blind.
Rast: 
Gordon: 
The board rolled out 
to see Gordon's pair hold as he moves to 36,000 in chips.
Ali Eslami opened to 48,000 from middle position and Allen Kessler three-bet the big blind to 124,000.
Eslami quickly folded, and Kessler captured the pot to return to 500,000 in chips.
John Gordon entered the pot from the cutoff with a raise to 58,000 only to have Mika Paasonen raise to 140,000. Once the action returned to Gordon, he moved all in and Paasonen made the call for his last 10,000.
Gordon: 
Paasonen: 
Fortunately for the at-risk Paasonen, the board ran out 
to see him move to 324,000 as Gordon is left with barely enough to cover the small blind.
Ali Eslami limped in under the gun as Brian Rast, Allen Kessler and John Gordon all came along for the minimum to see a 
flop fall.
Eslami fired out a bet of 50,000 which only Rast called before the on the turn was greeted by an Eslami bet of 120,000 - while leaving himself just a single 1,000-denomination chip to cap his cards.
Rast passed, and Eslami collected the pot to move to 320,000 in chips.
Ali Eslami opened to 54,000 only to have Mika Paasonen announce a raise of pot. Eslami pushed and Paasonen found himself all in.
Eslami: 
Paasonen: 
The board was spread 
to see the pot chopped up.
Dajuan Whorley opened to 48,000 only to have John Gordon three-bet his button to 123,000. Whorley made the call, and when the 
flop was spread, he moved all in for his final 96,000.
Gordon deliberated for a few moments before making the call to put Whorley at risk.
Gordon: 
Whorley: 
The turn and river landed the and 
to see Whorley rake in the double to move to 450,000 as Gordon slips to 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
200,000
-238,000
|
-238,000 |
