From the cutoff Michael Laake raised to 100,000 and Rudy Lucas called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Lucas lead out for 100,000, Laake called.
On the turn the 
hit and Lucas lead out for another 100,000 and Laake called.
The river brought the 
and Lucas bet 100,000 for the third straight time. This time Laake raised it up to 500,000 and Lucas folded his cards.
Michael Laake raiesd to 100,000 from the cutoff and Joe Serock three-bet from the button to 230,000. Laake proceeded to move all in for 1.1 million and Serock made the call.
Serock: 
Laake: 
The board was exciting, and ran out 
to give Serock trips, but Laake a winning flush.
Keven Stammen raised under the gun to 110,000 and Rudy Lucas called from his immediate left. The action folded to Joe Serock in the small blind and he three-bet to 300,000.
Lucas made the call and the flop brought out 
on which Serock bet 375,000 and Lucas gave up.
Joe Kuether moved all in from middle position for 200,000 and both Jiachen Gong and Michael Laake called. The flop came down 
and Laake moved all in for 205,000, Gong called.
Laake: 
Kuether: 
Gong: 
The board ran out , 
and while Kuether hit the rail in tenth place, Laake tripled up.
On the last hand before the blinds went up Joe Serock raised under the gun plus one to 80,000, Gong called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Gong check-called 90,000.
On the turn the 
hit and both players checked. On the river the hit and both players checked again.
Gong showed 
and he took down the pot.
Nível: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
The final table is now officially underway with 17 minutes left in the current level. The upcoming break will be skipped and we will play two more full levels before going on dinner break.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Laake | 530,000 | Sarasota, FL |
| 2 | Joe Serock | 2,655,000 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 3 | Andrew Fisher | 435,000 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 4 | Keven Stammen | 1,380,000 | Coldwater, OH |
| 5 | Rudy Lucas | 2,715,000 | Mountain City, TN |
| 6 | Esther Taylor-Brady | 1,380,000 | Havertown, PA |
| 7 | Joe Kuether | 315,000 | Elm Grove, WI |
| 8 | Diogo Cardoso | 755,000 | Porto, Portugal |
| 9 | Alex Keating | 1,230,000 | San Jose, CA |
| 10 | Jiachen Gong | 2,065,000 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
We're down to a final table!
Steve Warburton just moved all in from the small blind for 575,000 and Keven Stammen called from the big blind.
Stammen:
Warburton:
The board ran out 
and Warburton busted out in 11th place while Stammen finally managed to win a significant hand again.
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