Bill Davis has chipped up to 775,000 chips so far at the final table.
In one hand Davis called a raise from Sean Nguyen pre flop. The board ran out . Nguyen bet and Davis called. The showed up on the turn and Nguyen bet again and David called. The river came the with both players checking.
Nguyen showed and Davis showed .
Davis was involved in another big hand right after when he flopped a set of Kings against Scott Clements. Davis now sits with 775,000 chips in front of him.
Scott Clements raised from under the gun and it folded around to Sean Nguyen in the big blind, who made the call. The flop fell . Nguyen check-called Clements' flop bet and we were off to the turn.
The turn brought the and Nguyen checked once again. Clements threw out a bet and was check-raised by Nguyen. This didn't stop Clements however, as he thew out a three-bet. Nguyen made the call.
The hit the river and the action went check-check. Nguyen tabled for a straight, but Clements flipped up the for a higher straight. This hand knocked Nguyen down to 230,000 as Clements climbs to 420,000.
Craig Laben has just scored a much-needed double-up in the first hand after the break, courtesy of Matthew Elsby.
Laben raised from early position and the action folded around to Elsby who reraised it from the blinds. Laben four-bet it, but Elsby came back with a five-bet. Laben called, leaving only 10,000 behind, which he threw in after Elsby checked to him on the flop of .
Elsby called, tabling , with his overpair still ahead of Laben, who had hit top pair with . To Elsby's disgust, the spiked on the turn, and if that wasn't enough, a repeat appeared on the river to fill Laben up for the double-up.
Elsby is still shaking his head in disbelief as he looks down at his stack, now only worth 165,000 in chips.
Matthew Elsby and Sean Nguyen were involved in a hand together when Elsby raised in late position. Nguyen three bet and Elsby called. The flop ran out . Elsby checked after the flop, Nguyen bet, Elsby raised, Nguyen three bet, and Elsby four bet.
The showed up on the turn. Elsby bet and Nguyen called. Elsby then moved all in dark before the river.
The river came the . Nguyen folded and Elsby grew his stack to 250,000.
Craig Laben is now on a rush of sorts, moving to 250,000 in chips after winning a pot off Scott Clements.
The action folded to Mitch Schock who raised from late position; he found two callers in the form of Laben from the cutoff, as well as Clements from the button, to make it three-handed to a flop that read .
All three players checked the flop, so it was off to the turn, which was the . Schock and Laben checked to Clements who bet, but Laben was the only caller, making it heads-up to the river of the .
Laben checked, Clements bet again and Laben called, showing down for nothing but air, but it was better than Clements' !
Thomas Jamieson has been relatively quiet at this final table, but he's just scored a double-up through Scott Clements to move back up to more than 250,000 in chips.
The action folded to Clements who flatted out of the cutoff, only to see Jamieson raise out of the small blind. Clements came back with a reraise, Jamieson four-bet it and Clements called before calling Jamieson's opening bet on the flop of .
On the turn of the , Jamieson opened, Clements raised and then Jamieson called all-in, quickly showing against Clements' .
Needing any ace or king, the river was the , and we can safely say that that wasn't one of the six outs he was looking for. Clements is down to 243,000 in chips.
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. Nguyen bet and Davis called. The 
showed up on the turn and Nguyen bet again and David called. The river came the 
with both players checking.
and Davis showed 
.
. Nguyen check-called Clements' flop bet and we were off to the turn.
and Nguyen checked once again. Clements threw out a bet and was check-raised by Nguyen. This didn't stop Clements however, as he thew out a three-bet. Nguyen made the call.
for a straight, but Clements flipped up the 
for a higher straight. This hand knocked Nguyen down to 230,000 as Clements climbs to 420,000.
, with his overpair still ahead of Laben, who had hit top pair with 
spiked on the turn, and if that wasn't enough, a repeat 
. Elsby checked after the flop, Nguyen bet, Elsby raised, Nguyen three bet, and Elsby four bet.
.
for nothing but air, but it was better than Clements' 
, Jamieson opened, Clements raised and then Jamieson called all-in, quickly showing