We picked up the action between Travis Pearson and Kevin Chance just after the first draw; Chance check-called Pearson's bet, then Pearson stood pat and Chance drew one before check-calling Pearson again. Chance took one more card and checked, but Pearson bet all-in for about 25,000.
Pearson called, showing down the () for A-B-C, but was crippled to just 25,000 when Pearson showed down a badugi of . Then in the very next hand, Chance got it all-in after Kendall Fukumoto raised from early position.
Fukumoto patted all the way while Chance drew one per draw to end up with an badugi to trump Fukumoto's badugi and double up.
Down to just 12,000 in chips, Kevin Chance got it in the middle before the draw from the big blind after a raise and a call from John D'Agostino and Chris Lee respectively. Chance drew three, while D'Agostino and Lee each drew one and checked before Lee showed down .
D'Agostino mucked and the best that Chance could come up with was . He's now out as our "official final table bubble" in seventh place, but he's picked up $23,348 for his efforts. Well played, sir!
After losing Kevin Chance, our official final table has called for the racks. The main featured table is available now, and we're going to head over there to play another 2.5 levels.
Shaun Deeb and Brian Haveson took the first two pots uncontested, then in the third hand, the action folded to Chris Lee who completed the small blind before Deeb raised from the big blind. Lee called, but then check-folded after Deeb led out on the flop of . Deeb showed for the nut flush draw before raking in the pot.
In the fourth hand, Travis Pearson raised from the hijack and Kendall Fukumoto called from the big blind before check-folding the flop of .
In the fifth hand, Deeb raised from the button and Fukumoto called from the small blind and then check-called Deeb's bet after the flop of before both players checked the turn of the and the river . Deeb's two pair with was best and he took down the pot, leaving Fukumoto with just 160,000.
In the final hand of Omaha 8/B, Deeb came in with another raise from the cutoff and Travis Pearson called from the big blind before they both checked the flop of . Pearson then led out and Deeb called on both the turn of the and the river before the showdown; Pearson showed but Deeb was able chop with his .
We've now switched to Omaha of the Pot-Limit variety.
There was only one significant hand during the Pot-Limit Omaha phase, but it resulted in our first elimination from our official final table.
All the money was in the middle pre-flop; John D'Agostino was risking it all with but needed a great deal of help against Chris Lee, who had called with .
And help he did get, as the dealer spread the flop of to give him top two pair. The changed nothing, but gave Lee the Broadway draw - which he did hit with the river . Shazam!
For his sixth place finish, D'Agostino collects $32,200 from the cage.
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) for A-B-C, but was crippled to just 25,000 when Pearson showed down a badugi of 
. Then in the very next hand, Chance got it all-in after Kendall Fukumoto raised from early position.
badugi to trump Fukumoto's 
badugi and double up.
. Deeb showed 
for the nut flush draw before raking in the pot.
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before both players checked the turn of the 
and the river 
was best and he took down the pot, leaving Fukumoto with just 160,000.
. Pearson then led out and Deeb called on both the turn of the 
and the river 
before the showdown; Pearson showed 
but Deeb was able chop with his 
but needed a great deal of help against Chris Lee, who had called with 
to give him top two pair. The 
changed nothing, but gave Lee the Broadway draw - which he did hit with the river