Hand #15: David Pham raised to 65,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #16: Nikolai Sears opened to 65,000 from the button. Matt Berkey reraised all in from the small blind. Pham folded his big blind and with action back on Sears, he made the quick call.
Sears:
Berkey:
Berkey was behind but his rail exploded upon seeing the flop.
"Eight of spades!" they screamed. They screamed even louder when it was the on the turn. Berkey just needed to dodge a to score the elimination and secure himself fourth place pay.
"Deuce!" the rail screamed. And they got their wish as the came on the river securing Nikolai Sear's elimination in 5th place.
Hand #17: After Sear's elimination, Berkey's rail was excited about how many flops they would get to see because of his newly found chips, and they got what they wished for. The rail exploded once again when Berkey limped on the button. David Pham called from the small blind and Martin Finger checked his big blind.
On the flop, action checked to Berkey who bet 40,000. Only Finger called.
The turn was the and Finger checked to Berkey who bet 90,000. Finger found a fold and Berkey scooped another pot.
Hand #18: Martin Finger completed from the small blind and Matt Stout checked his option from the big blind. The flop brought and Finger checked. Stout fired 40,000 and Finger popped it up to 105,000 total. Stout kicked his cards in and Finger took it down.
Hand #19: Finger opened to 60,000 from the button and Stout called out of the small blind. Matt Berkey three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind and both of his opponents folded their hands.
Hand #20: Finger opened to 60,000 from under the gun and the entire table folded.
Hand #21: David Pham limped from his small blind. Finger made it 90,000 to go and Pham folded his cards.
Hand #22: Berkey limped under the gun, Finger completed from the little blind, and Stout checked his option. The flop saw hit the felt and there were two checks to Berkey who fired 35,000. Finger folded and Stout stayed the course.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the river where they both checked again. Stout showed for ace-high and it was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #23: David Pham raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and met no resistance from the blinds. He took down the antes and blinds.
Hand #24: Martin Finger raised to 60,000 first to act. He was called by Matt Berkey in the small blind. Pham folded his big blind. On the flop Berkey checked to Finger who bet 65,000. Berkey called. On the turn, Berkey checked again to finger who fired 155,000. Berkey folded and Finger scooped the pot.
Hand #25: Berkey called on the button. Pham raised to 100,000 from the small blind. Only Berkey called. On the flop Pham continued with a bet of 100,000 and Berkey quickly folded.
Hand #26: Matt Stout received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #27: Finger raised to 60,000 and he was called by Stout and Berkey in the blinds. All three players checked on the flop. On the turn, Stout checked to Berkey who bet 90,000. Finger folded but Stout made the call. On the river, Stout check folded to a bet of 180,000 from Berkey.
Hand #28: Martin Finger opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from under the gun. It folded around to David Pham who moved all in for 696,000 from the big blind. Finger took a moment before finally moving forward calling chips.
Pham:
Finger:
The two were flipping for Pham's tournament life and Finger picked up a several more outs when the flop brought . Finger made his flush when the hit the turn and suddenly Pham was fishing for a ten or a four to stay alive. Alas, the river brought the and Pham was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $131,679 for his efforts.
Hand #29: Finger completed from the small blind and Matt Stout checked his big blind. The flop came and Finger bet 35,000. Stout called and the fell on the turn. Finger fired 85,000 and Stout mucked his cards.
Hand #30: Matt Stout called from the small blind and Matt Berkey checked his option. On the flop, Stout bet 35,000. Berkey reraised to 75,000 and Stout let it go.
Hand #31: Matt Stout raised to 70,000 from the button and received calls from both players in the blinds. On the flop all three players checked. The turn was the and Berkey checked to Finger who bet 85,000. Stout folded but Berkey made the call. The river was the and Berkey check called another 100,000 from Finger. Finger showed for two pair and Berkey mucked, awarding the pot to Finger.
Hand #32: Finger called from the small blind leading to a raise of 110,000 from Stout. Finger called. Both players checked the flop of to the turn. Finger put out a bet of 80,000 and it was enough to find a fold from Stout.
Matt Stout, a loyal Dunkin' Donuts customer, visited Starbucks during his 60-minute dinner break. Will that play a factor in his chances at winning his first WSOP bracelet? PokerNews' Pamela Maldonado caught up with Stout shortly before play resumed.
We all know you’re a huge fan of Dunkin’ Donuts. Tell us, did you have Dunkin’s on your dinner break?
No and I am embarrassed and ashamed to say that I went to Starbucks because Dunkin’ Donuts was closed. The sickest part is that last night I was forced to walk into Starbucks wearing my shirt that says, “Friends don’t let other friends drink Starbucks.” I made the trip to Dunkin’s but it was closed last night too. So my friends made me go to Starbucks and I was mortified wearing my shirt. I wanted to change my shirt in the car but I couldn’t find one so I couldn’t do anything about it.
Is there any chance of us seeing you with a Dunkin’ Donuts patch in the near future?
Hey, if they want to sponsor me, I will be in 100 percent.
Do you prefer six-max over full-ring tournaments?
I prefer six-max but I do still like full-ring. A lot of people think full-ring is boring and sometimes I agree. With six-max events, you really have to put in a lot more thought into your strategy and the moves you make. It leads to a lot more interesting hands.
How do you attack six-max differently than full-ring events?
You have to play more aggressive but a lot of it is more how you react to your opponent’s aggression. There are some people who don’t adjust their game for six-max and get crushed but generally the good players are playing ultra aggressive and it makes you think more. You have to bluff-catch more, make good folds, hero calls, and you know just take more risks. It’s definitely trickier and requires more thought. I found that I’m actually more tired from this event than normal because you are playing so many more hands and I’ve just been more mentally exhausted.
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flop.
on the turn. Berkey just needed to dodge a 
to score the elimination and secure himself fourth place pay.
came on the river securing Nikolai Sear's elimination in 5th place.
flop, action checked to Berkey who bet 40,000. Only Finger called.
and Finger checked. Stout fired 40,000 and Finger popped it up to 105,000 total. Stout kicked his cards in and Finger took it down.
hit the felt and there were two checks to Berkey who fired 35,000. Finger folded and Stout stayed the course.
and both players checked to see the 
river where they both checked again. Stout showed 
for ace-high and it was good enough to take down the pot.
flop Berkey checked to Finger who bet 65,000. Berkey called. On the 
flop. On the 
turn, Stout checked to Berkey who bet 90,000. Finger folded but Stout made the call. On the 
and Finger bet 35,000. Stout called and the 
for two pair and Berkey mucked, awarding the pot to Finger.
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