Vanessa Selbst raised to 350,000 out of the small blind with , Dan Shak moved all in with out of the big blind, and Selbst snap-folded.
The very next hand, Selbst moved all in for just over two million on the button with . Shak folded in the small blind, and Fabian Quoss called in the big blind with .
The dealer fanned , giving Quoss a wheel draw to go with his leading ace-high, and the on the turn gave him a pair. It also gave Selbst chop outs, but the on the river wasn't one of them.
Selbst, who won the $25,000 High Roller at the 2013 PCA, will walk away with $760,640, while Quoss has over nine million chips heading into heads-up play.
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After winning a few small pots, Dan Shak opened to 410,000 on the button with , Fabian Quoss moved all in for effectively three million or so, and Shak snap-folded.
Fabian Quoss called from the button with and Dan Shak checked from the big blind with . The flop came and Shak check-called 200,000.
The came on the turn giving Quoss a straight and Shak checked over to the German professional. Quoss moved 425,000 forward and Shak moved all in for 2.275 million. Quoss snapped him off and the hands were rolled over.
Shak was left searching for a king or an eight on the river to make a better straight and double up.
The anticipation reached an all time high among Quoss' German rail, as they began drumming their hands on the rail while they waited for the final card to be dealt.
The dealer rapped the table and produced the river card - the !
Quoss clinched the victory and Shak was eliminated in second place for the second time in three years. He collected $1,178,980 in second-place prize money.
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, Dan Shak moved all in with 
out of the big blind, and Selbst snap-folded.
. Shak folded in the small blind, and Fabian Quoss called in the big blind with 
.
, giving Quoss a wheel draw to go with his leading ace-high, and the 
on the turn gave him a pair. It also gave Selbst chop outs, but the 
on the river wasn't one of them.
, Fabian Quoss checked with 
, and the flop came 
turned, and Quoss led out for 500,000 when the 
, Dan Shak raised to 700,000 out of the big blind with 
, Shak led out for 800,000, and Quoss examined his opponent’s stack before moving all in for effectively three million or so.
, Fabian Quoss moved all in for effectively three million or so, and Shak snap-folded.
. The flop came 
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