Townsend Makes a Boat
Hand #43: Majid Yahyaei raised to 100,000 on the button. James Lee called from the small blind. Lee checked the 
flop, and Yahyaei bet 125,000. Lee called. Both checked the 
, and the 
came on the river. Both checked again, and Lee won with 
.
Hand #44: Jason Duval raised to 80,000. Yahyaei made the call. Duval bet 90,000 on the 
flop. Yahyaei called. The 
arrived on the turn, and Duval slowed down with a check. Yahyaei won with a bet of 175,000.
Hand #45: Lee raised to 90,000. Tommy Townsend made the call. Lee was first on the 
flop, and he checked it. Townsend checked as well, and a 
came on the turn. Lee continued his passive line with another check, and Townsend came out with 175,000 this time. Lee called him. The river was an 
, and Lee checked one more time, and Townsend showed eights full of aces to take the pot.