Hand #41: Trevor Pope raised to 60,000 out of the hijack seat, and won the pot.
Hand #42: Pope opened to 60,000 from under the gun, then folded when Jared Hamby moved all in on his direct left.
Hand #43: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in the cutoff seat, Pope three-bet to 135,000 out of the big blind, and Armstrong called. Pope slowed down, check-calling 65,000 from Armstrong on a flop of , and the pair checked when the turned. Pope led out for 145,000 when the completed the board, and Armstrong folded.
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 #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 #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 #28: Trevor Pope raised to 60,000 from early position, Brandon Meyers three-bet shoved for 375,000 from the small blind, and Pope folded.
Hand #29: Pope raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Jamie Armstrong moved all in for 160,000 out of the hijack seat, and Pope, being pot committed, snap-called
Pope:
Armstrong:
Pope was behind, but flopped a backdoor straight draw when the dealer fanned . It turned into an open-ended straight draw when the turned, but the bricked off on the river.
Armstrong doubled to 405,000 chips, while Pope is still our overwhelming chip leader with 3.72 million.
Hand #16: Darryll Fish open-shoved for around 300,000 from the hijack seat, and won the pot.
Hand #17: Trevor Pope raised to 60,000 from the cutoff seat, Jared Hamby three-bet shoved on the button, and the action folded back to Pope, who folded as well.
Hand #18: Pope made it 60,000 in the hijack seat, Dan Kelly three-bet shoved for 600,000 in the big blind, and Pope folded.
Hand #19: Pope raised to 60,000 from early position, and won the blinds and antes.
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, and the pair checked when the 
turned. Pope led out for 145,000 when the 
completed the board, and Armstrong folded.
, 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.
, 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.
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.
turned, but the 
