Hands #45-46: Mark Radoja made it 60,000 from the button and Justin Bonomo set him all in. Radoja folded and Bonomo took it. The next hand, Bonomo shipped him in again and Radoja folded.
Hands #47-48: Both players folded their respective buttons.
Hand #49: Radoja moved all in for 248,000 from the button and Bonomo called.
Radoja:
Bonomo:
The board ran out and Radoja's rail erupted when he struck the jack on the river to double up.
Hand #50-51: Both players folded their respective buttons.
Hand #44 Bonomo limped in and Radoja checked his option, bringing a flop of to the table. Radoja check-raised Bonomo's flop bet of 30,000, making it 72,000 to play, and Radoja came along. On the turn, Radoja led out for 86,000 and Bonomo called to see the fall on the river. Both players checked down and Bonomo's was good enough to beat Radoja's .
Hand #41: Don Nguyen raised to 60,000 on the button, Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky three-bet to 145,000, Nguyen pushed out what looked like 800,000 in chips, and Sulsky moved all in for 935,000.
"Let's go!" Sulsky exclaimed.
Nguyen called, and the cards went on their backs.
Nguyen:
Sulsky:
The flop changed little, and the turned, giving Sulsky a pair of jacks. Nguyen could still win with a ten on the river for a straight, and low and behold the spiked on the felt to end Sulsky's run in the Heads-Up Championship.
He will go home with $110,485, his largest WSOP cash to date, while Nguyen will play the winner of the Justin Bonomo/Mark Radoja match in the finals and is now guaranteed at least $204,648.
Hand #43 With his stack being steadily eroded by Bonomo's aggressive play, Radoja made his stand with an all-in move before the flop. Bonomo made the call and revealed , but he would need to catch to overcome Radoja's .
Flop:
Turn:
River:
The board ran out clean for Radoja's hand, and with a pair of sevens he doubled back into contention.
Hand #38: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky raised to 75,000 on the button, and Don Nguyen folded.
Hand #39: Nguyen raised to 60,000 on the button, Sulsky called, and both players checked it down as the board came . Both players showed eight-four, Sulsky and Nguyen , and they chopped the pot.
Hand #40: Sulsky limped in on the button, Nguyen checked, and the flop came . Nguyen check-folded to a bet of 40,000.
Hand #36: Justin Bonomo folded his button and Mark Radoja picked up the blinds.
Hand #37: Mark Radoja called from the button. Bonomo pushed him in from the big blind and Radoja folded.
Hand #38: Bonomo called from the button and Radoja checked his option. The flop brought and Radoja check-called a 25,000-chip bet from Bonomo.
Fourth street was the and Radoja checked. Bonomo bet 60,000 and Radoja stuck around once more. Both players tapped the table after the rivered and Radoja showed for ace-high. Bonomo tabled for treys and deuces and took down the pot.
Hand #36: Ben "Sauce 123" Sulsky limped in on the button, Don Nguyen checked, and the flop was . Nguyen led out for 30,000, Sulsky called, and both players checked when the turned. The river was the , and Nguyen check-folded to a bet of 75,000 from Sulsky.
Hand #37: Nguyen raised to 60,000 on the button, Sulsky defended, and the players checked it down as the board came . Nguyen won with for king-high.
Hand #31 Radoja opened for 48,000 and Bonomo came along to take a flop of . After Bonomo checked, Radoja bet 32,000, and he called Bonomo's check-raise to 115,000. On the turn, Bonomo pushed 800,000 forward to set Radoja all-in, and the power play pushed him off of his hand after a two minute dive into the tank.
Hand #32 Bonomo folded his small blind.
Hand #33 Radoja tried to steal with a raise to 48,000, but yet another all-in shove by Bobomo forced him to release.
Hand #34 Bonomo opened for 48,000 and Radoja called, bringing on a flop of . Radoja then checked and folded to Bonomo's 50,000 c-bet.
Hand #35 Radoja mucked his hand before the flop, surrendering his small blind.