From the button, Sean LeFort raised to 240,000. Allen Bari reraised from the small blind to 660,000 and Maria Ho got out of the way in the big blind. LeFort tanked for a bit and then announced that he was all in. Bari met him with a snap call and tabled the . LeFort held the .
The flop came down and Bari's cheering section erupted as he spiked a set of kings. As it was realized earlier when Bari was all in against Ho, anything can happen with the turn of a card in this game and LeFort still had a backdoor flush draw.
The turn was red, but it was the and allowed LeFort to stay alive, albeit with just one out -- the case ten. Bari headed over to his rail and couldn't watch, fearing the worst even though he had a commanding lead with one card to come.
As Bari stood against the rail surrounded by his friends with his back to the action, the river completed the board with the and that was it. LeFort had fallen second place in this hand to Bari and that meant he was out in third place overall.
LeFort took home nearly $350,000 for his finish and now it's heads up between Bari and Ho. We'll have the official counts coming for you shortly.
On the second hand of heads-up action, Allen Bari raised all in from the button and Maria Ho called from the big blind. She held the to Bari's . Ho had won the first hand back and was all in for 1.995 million in chips.
The board ran out and Ho was able to double up to four million.
After Maria Ho raised to 240,000 from the button, Allen Bari called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Bari checked and Ho bet 200,000. Bari made the call.
The turn brought the and Bari check-called another bet from Ho, this time for 435,000. The river then completed the board with the to put four diamonds on board. Both players checked.
Bari tabled the for a flush with his . Ho mucked her hand and dropped back to 3.29 million. Bari increased to 9.685 million.
Allen Bari just won three pots in a row preflop. The first one he raised to 240,000 from the button and took it down. The second one was a walk from Maria Ho. And the third was the same as the first.
Maria Ho limped the button and Allen Bari checked in the big blind to see the flop come down . Both players checked and the turn was the . Bari fired 120,000 and Ho folded.
Ho is now down to 2.715 million in chips. Bari has the rest at 10.26 million.
From the button, Maria Ho limped in. Allen Bari checked in the big blind and off to a flop they went.
The dealer placed the in the middle of the felt. Bari led for 125,000 and Ho called to see the fall on the turn. Bari bet 300,000 and Ho called.
The fell on the river and Bari bet 425,000, having steadily increased his bets on each street. Ho thought for a little bit and then folded, allowing Bari to move to 10.925 million while she slipped to 2.05 million.
Allen Bari raised to 240,000 from the button and Maria Ho called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Ho checked and Bari fired 175,000. Ho folded.