John Myung has been nursing his stack for quite a while at this final table but we caught him in a hand with Craig Laben.
Myung raised from middle position and Laben called from the big blind. The flop ran out . Laben bet and Myung called. The turn brought the . Laben led out again and Myung flat called.
The showed up on the river. Laben bet again and Myung called.
Laben flipped up for trip queens. He now sits with 330,000 chips and Myung dropped down to 150,000 in chips.
Mitch Schock has found himself on the wrong end of Sean Nguyen's trips to slip to just 140,000 in chips as the action continues nine-handed at this final table.
Schock opened with a raise out of the cutoff, but Nguyen three-bet it from the button, forcing the blinds out of the way before Schock called to go heads-up to a flop of . Schock check-called Nguyen's bet after the flop, then check-called Nguyen on both the turn of the and the river of the .
Nguyen rolled over for flopped trips and Schock, naturally, was quite surprised. You thought we were going to say "shocked" didn't you? Dang it, we just did.
Nguyen's stack is looking a little healthier now, as he's up to 430,000 and change.
The remaining nine players have been trading chips left, right and center, but Mitch Schock fans would be pleased to know that he's scored some more chips through William Davis.
Schock came in with a raise from late position, but Davis three-bet it from the big blind. Schock called, then called Davis' opening bets on the flop of and the turn of the .
Davis then elected to check-fold to Schock after the dealer produced the on the river. Davis is now up to 240,000; Davis is down, but still well out in front, with 870,000.
We had a ton of action pre flop when Thomas Jamieson opened up the betting with a raise. Harrison Wilder called, Sean Nguyen three bet, Scott Clements four bet, Nguyen five bet, and Clements called.
The flop ran out . Nguyen bet and Clements called. The turn brought the . Nguyen bet and Clements called. The river brought the .
Nguyen bet again and Clements folded showing the . Nguyen then showed the . This brought Clements down to 65,000
It wasn't long after Scott Clements lost the last pot to Sean Nguyen that he succumbed to William Davis in ninth place.
The action folded around to Clements who came in with a raise before Davis three-bet it from next door. All the others got out of the way before Clements committed the rest of his stack into the middle. Davis snap-called.
Davis:
Clements:
Davis picked up a set after the flop of , but Clements caught a glimmer of hope on the turn of the . It wasn't to be - the river was the - and thjat was it for Clements, who received from the sum of $15,281 from the cage. Not too shabby.