Matthew Woodward has just gone on a bit of a roller coaster ride before the dinner break. Firstly, Woodward was left crippled when the following hand played out with Matt Glantz.
Folded to Woodward in the small blind, he raised it up holding . Glantz was in the big blind and called holding . The flop would see Woodward lead and Glantz throw in an extra bet. Woodward then made it three-bets and Glantz called. The turn and Woodward would bet as Glantz would put in a little extra and find himself all in. Woodward made the call and when the players turned their cards over, it was looking like Glantz would be sent home. However the on the river had different ideas as Glantz doubled and Woodward was left crippled.
Woodward would then find himself all-in preflop holding against the of Andrew Prock. The board ran out , with Woodward managing the double-up to survive.
Andrew Prock has been on a bit of a run lately and that has continued in the following hand against Jeff Shulman. It started when the action was folded around to Shulman whoi raised the button. Prock was in the small blind and made it three bets. A call from Shulman and the flop would be dealt. Prock led on the flop and then Shulman made it two bets. Prock called and a hit the turn. Both players checked here and then Prock led again on the river. Shulman stared him down before making the call.
When Prock tabled his for the nut flush, Shulman's cards would go into the muck and Prock would take down the handy pot.
Raymond Dehkharghani raised it up and Andrew Prock made the call out of the big blind. The flop would see Prock check and Dehkharghani bet. Prock called and the hit the turn. Prock again checked and Dehkharghani again bet. Prock opted to flick out another call and a would be dealt on the river.
Prock checked yet again on the river and Dehkharghani yet again fired out a bet. Prock opted to commit to a call and then mucked his hand as Dehkharghani tabled his .
Matt Glantz was under the gun when he raised it up. Andrew Prock then three-bet on his left and it was back on Glantz, who put in the remainder of his chips. Prock made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Matt Glantz:
Prock:
Glantz was in front at this point and it stayed this way as the board ran out .
Nicholas Derke's last hand began when Andrew Prock opened the cutoff. Derke was on the button and made the call and a flop would hit the felt. Prock check called a bet here and a hit the turn. Prock again checked, but this time raised when Derke put in a bet. Derke then called all-in and turned over his , which would need help against the of Prock.
The on the river wasn't what Derke was looking for and he was sent home in 8th place. With that hand, Prock takes a chip lead.
We have just lost our first player here at the final table, with Ayman Qutami our 9th-place finisher. His last hand started when he opened it up from middle position. Andrew Prock was in the big blind and called as a flop was dealt on the felt. Qutami led and then called the extra bet from Prock. The turn and Qutami would commit the last of his chips and turn over to be in front of the of Prock.
Unfortunately for Qutami, the on the river would give Prock two-pair, to see him rivered and eliminated.
Folded to Matt Glantz in the small blind, he put in the raise. Jeff Shulman then promptly three-bet in the big blind and Glantz made the call.
The flop would see Glantz check and Shulman bet. Glantz slid out the call and a was dealt on the turn. Again Glantz checked and Shulman bet. Glantz took his time before letting go of his hand and sending the pot to Shulman.
The last couple of hands have seen the blinds picked up without a contest. First Benjamin Scholl opened the pot and got no action and then Nicholas Derke did the same.
Nicholas Derke started the action from under the gun. Folded around to Jeff Shulman in the small blind and he tossed in an extra bet. Andrew Prock then four-bet out of the big blind and it was back on Derke who let his hand go. Shulman made the call and a flop would be dealt on the felt.
On the flop, Shulman would check and one bet from Prock would be enough to see Shulman's cards into the muck.
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. Glantz was in the big blind and called holding 
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flop would see Woodward lead and Glantz throw in an extra bet. Woodward then made it three-bets and Glantz called. The 
turn and Woodward would bet as Glantz would put in a little extra and find himself all in. Woodward made the call and when the players turned their cards over, it was looking like Glantz would be sent home. However the 
on the river had different ideas as Glantz doubled and Woodward was left crippled.
against the 
of Andrew Prock. The board ran out 
, with Woodward managing the double-up to survive.
flop would be dealt. Prock led on the flop and then Shulman made it two bets. Prock called and a 
river. Shulman stared him down before making the call.
hit the turn. Prock again checked and Dehkharghani again bet. Prock opted to flick out another call and a 
would be dealt on the river.
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of Prock.
board would give him a set and the nice pot.
flop would see Glantz check and Shulman bet. Glantz slid out the call and a 
flop would be dealt on the felt.