Daniel Idema raised the button and Bill Chen made it three bets from the big blind. Idema called and watched as Chen stood pat on the first draw. Idema picked two, Chen fired a bet, and Idema called.
Chen once again stood pat and Idema pulled two. Chen led out with a bet and this time, Idema opted to fold.
"Wheel!" exlaimed Chen, showing for a pat wheel. He picked up the pot and now has about 370,000 in chips.
Robert Mizrachi opened in the cutoff, and Marco Johnson made it three bets on the button. Mizrachi reraised to put Johnson all in, and Johnson called. Mizrachi drew one while Johnson asked for two. Mizrachi evidently liked what he saw, because he went pat while Johnson continued to draw, one this time. Action went the same on the final draw.
Mizrachi:
Johnson:
Johnson could win with a nine, eight, six or four. He squeezed out his card, quietly turning over the for a pair, ending his tournament.
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Two hands into the unofficial final table, Daniel Idema raised from early position. Marco Johnson three-bet shipped all in from the small blind and it folded back to Idema who called.
Player
First
Second
Third
Marco Johnson
2
2
Pat
Daniel Idema
2
2
2
Both Johnson and Idema took two cards on the first two draws. For the final draw, Johnson stood pat while Idema once again pulled two. Johnson fanned while Idema showed and was drawing. He pulled his first draw - the . We missed his final card as he squeezed it out and threw it into the muck, but he missed his draw, allowing Johnson to scoop for the double.
Johnson now has 62,000 in chips while Idema has dropped to 230,000
Robert Mizrachi bet 15,000 on a flop, and Aaron Schaff potted from the button. Arthur Morris repotted for 272,000 in the small blind, and Mizrachi folded. Schaff moved in, and Morris called off the remainder of his stack.
Morris:
Schaff:
Schaff had a massive wrap with a flush draw and top pair, while Morris held the nut flush draw, a gutter to a nut straight, and a pair. The turn was a brick, and the river left Schaff's kings up as the winner.
On a board of , Frank Kassela led out with a bet. Abbott announced a raise and Kassela instantly came over the top for three bets total. Abbott called to see a river.
The final card was the and Kassela led out once more, moving all in. Abbott called and the hands were turned on their backs.
Kassela:
Abbott:
Both players had the same high, playing their five-trey for the straight. Kassela, however, had the nut low with ace-trey to take down the low. Kassela was pushed three quarters of the pot and now sits around 130,000 in chips.
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for a pat wheel. He picked up the pot and now has about 370,000 in chips.
for a pair, ending his tournament.
while Idema showed 
. We missed his final card as he squeezed it out and threw it into the muck, but he missed his draw, allowing Johnson to scoop for the double.
flop, and Aaron Schaff potted from the button. Arthur Morris repotted for 272,000 in the small blind, and Mizrachi folded. Schaff moved in, and Morris called off the remainder of his stack.
turn was a brick, and the 
river left Schaff's kings up as the winner.
, Frank Kassela led out with a bet. Abbott announced a raise and Kassela instantly came over the top for three bets total. Abbott called to see a river.
