The final table is set for Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Eight Handed), and leading the way by a very large margin is Trevor Pope. Pope was the only person to bag over a million chips, and will enter the final day with an astounding 3,420,000 chips. His closest competitors, David Vamplew and Jared Hamby, both bagged 629,000 chips.
Joining those three at the final table is World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dan Kelly. In 2010, Kelly won the $25,000 Six-Max event, earning a cool $1,315,518. He added another big score in 2012, when he finished third in the L.A. Poker Classic for $521,770.
Rounding out the final table are Jamie Armstrong, Brendon Meyers, David Peters, and Darryll Fish. All four of those players have terrific results both live and online, but they are all looking for that "breakthrough" moment on the live circuit.
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Hand #30: Darryll Fish open-jammed on the button, and both blinds released.
Hand #31: Trevor Pope raised to 65,000 out of the small blind, Jared Hamby defended, and Pope led out for 50,000 on a flop of . Hamby folded.
Hand #32: Jamie Armstrong opened-shoved for 390,000 from under the gun, Pope called on the button, and both blinds released.
Armstrong:
Pope:
Armstrong didn't flop a pair, but when the dealer spread he picked up nine extra outs to make a flush. The turned, giving Armstrong said flush, but he could still be eliminated with a five or an eight on the river.
The completed the board, missing Pope and doubling Armstrong once again.
Hand #33: Trevor Pope raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, and Jamie Armstrong defended his big blind. The flop fell , Armstrong checked, and Pope continued for 50,000. Armstrong check-raised to 120,000, and Pope folded.
Hand #34: David Peters open-shoved for 175,000 in early position, Pope called in the hijack, and the rest of the players folded.
Peters:
Pope:
Peters was in rough shape, and the flop gave Pope a set of queens. Peters needed running hearts or running straight cards to survive, but was drawing dead when the turned. A meaningless completed the board, and Peters was eliminated in eighth place.
Hand #40: Brandon Meyers moved all in for 415,000 from early position, and Trevor Pope called in the cutoff. The button and the blinds folded.
Meyers:
Pope:
Jared Hamby threw his hands in the air in disbelief at the sight of Pope's hand.
The flop fell , giving Meyers a flush draw, and the on the turn gave him outs to chop. Meyers' day was cut short when the completed the board, however, and he is our seventh-place finisher.
Hand #44: Dan Kelly opened to 60,000 out of the cutoff, Trevor Pope three-bet to 125,000 out of the small blind, and Kelly called.
The flop fell , Pope check-called 65,000 from Kelly, and the turn brought the . Pope checked again, Kelly moved all in for 250,000, and Pope instantly called.
Pope:
Kelly:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Kelly was a 95.45% favorite to double up, but the spiked on the river, miraculously giving Pope sevens full of tens.
"OH MY GOD!" Jared Hamby exclaimed at the sight of the card.
Kelly silently took his exit, and is out sixth-place finisher, earning $83,552.
Hand #56: Trevor Pope raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, and Jared Hamby moved all in for 525,000 on the button. The action folded back to Pope, who folded.
Hand #57: Pope was first to act, and raised to 80,000. Darryll Fish defended his big blind, then check-folded to a bet of 40,000 on a flop of .
Hand #58: Jamie Armstrong raised to 80,000 on the button, Fish three-bet shoved for 600,000 out of the small blind, and Armstrong quickly called.
Fish:
Armstrong:
There flop came , giving Fish a set of sevens, and sending Armstrong's rail into a chorus of groans. Fish held as the turn and river came , , and he doubled to 1.265 million chips. Armstrong was crippled to 453,000.
Hand #59: Darryll Fish raised to 80,000 on the button, and both blinds released.
Hand #60: Jamie Armstrong was first to act, and moved all in for 443,000. The action folded to David Vamplew, who called in the big blind.
Armstrong:
Vamplew:
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, dealt three more facedown, then started to fan the flop. The peaked through the window, and Armstrong's friends cheered, but it was followed by the and the .
The cheers quickly turned to groans.
Members of the rail called for another three or running cards to make a wheel, but the turn () and river () were both bricks. Armstrong was eliminated in fifth place, earning $112,695.
Darryll Fish, left, give Jared Hamby, right, a hug after Hamby was eliminated.
Hand #109: Trevor Pope raised to 100,000 in first position, David Vamplew three-bet all in for 620,000 in the small blind, and Pope folded.
Hand #110: Darryll Fish moved all in from the small blind, and Pope folded.
Hand #111: Pope raised to 100,000 out of the small blind, and Jared Hamby moved all in for 1.23 million out of the big blind. Pope called.
Pope:
Hamby:
Pope grimaced, then clapped Hamby on the back, signaling "good hand." Evidently, he forgot that his name is Trevor Pope.
The flop fell , giving Pope a diamond flush draw, and his rail exploded. Pope could also chop the pot with a five on the turn.
The turn was not a five, but it was a diamond, and when the turned, Hamby's tournament was over. A meaningless completed the board, and Hamby was off to the cage to collect $154,518.
Darryll Fish, Trevor Pope watch as Fish is eliminated
Hand #117: Darryll Fish moved all in for 375,000 on the button, and Trevor Pope called in the small blind.
Fish:
Pope:
Fish needed a jack or a combination of cards to survive, but received neither as the board came . Fish was eliminated in third place, earning $215,286.
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. Hamby folded.
he picked up nine extra outs to make a flush. The 
turned, giving Armstrong said flush, but he could still be eliminated with a five or an eight on the river.
completed the board, missing Pope and doubling Armstrong once again.
, Armstrong checked, and Pope continued for 50,000. Armstrong check-raised to 120,000, and Pope folded.
flop gave Pope a set of queens. Peters needed running hearts or running straight cards to survive, but was drawing dead when the 
turned. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Peters was eliminated in eighth place.
, giving Meyers a flush draw, and the 
on the turn gave him outs to chop. Meyers' day was cut short when the 
completed the board, however, and he is our seventh-place finisher.
. Pope checked again, Kelly moved all in for 250,000, and Pope instantly called.
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, giving Fish a set of sevens, and sending Armstrong's rail into a chorus of groans. Fish held as the turn and river came 
) and river (
turned, Hamby's tournament was over. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Hamby was off to the cage to collect $154,518.
