Hand #65: Chris Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button, Anthony Gregg three-bet to 2.2 million, and Klodnicki folded.
Hand #66: Gregg had the button, and raised to 800,000. Klodnicki defended, the dealer spread , and Klodnicki checked. Gregg fired out 900,000, taking down the pot.
Hand #67: Klodnicki raised to 800,000, Gregg called, and the flop fell . Gregg led out for 900,000, Klodnicki called, and the turn was the . Gregg slowed down, opting to check, Klodnicki fired out two million, and Gregg folded.
Hand #68: Gregg raised to 800,000, Klodnicki defended, and the flop came . Klodnicki checked, Gregg continued for 900,000, and Klodnicki called. The turn was a third spade - the - and Klodnicki knuckled again. Gregg fired out 2.4 million, Klodnicki called, and the completed the board. Klodnicki checked a third and final time, and Gregg slid out 5.9 million. Klodnicki called.
Gregg tabled for aces and tens, winning a massive pot.
Hand #61: Chris Klodnicki had the button, and raised to 800,000. Anthony Gregg three-bet to 2.2 million, and Klodnicki tank-folded.
Hand #62: Gregg raised to 800,000, Klodnicki defended, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , Klodnicki knuckled again, and Gregg fired out 1.2 million. Klodnicki called.
The completed the board, Klodnicki checked again, and Gregg bet another 2.7 million. Klodnicki tanked for a minute or so, then folded.
Hand #63: Klodnicki raised on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #64: Gregg raised on the button, Klodnicki three-bet to 2.3 million, and Gregg called. The flop fell . Klodnicki checked, Gregg tossed out 1.6 million, and Klodnicki check-raised all in for 13.8 million. Gregg quickly folded.
Hand #59: Anthony Gregg limped in from the small blind, Chris Klodnicki checked his option, and the flop came down . Gregg checked to Klodnicki who bet 400,000. Gregg, though, check-raised to 1.3 million and forced Klodnicki out.
Hand #60: Anthony Gregg called on the button, Chris Klodnicki folded his small blind, and Bill Perkins shoved from the big blind for 5,350,000. Gregg called immediately.
Gregg:
Perkins:
The flop came down to give Perkins the lead with a pair of fives. The landed on the turn, giving Gregg additional outs to his queen with a flush draw. The landed on the river, though, ending Perkins' run in third place.
Perkins cringed at the sight of his tournament-ending card. "I got rivered!" he said, before embracing with Klodnicki and Gregg.
Hand #55: With a dead small blind, Bill Perkins raised to nine million on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #56: With a dead button, Perkins raised to 900,000 in first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #57: Anthony Gregg limped in on the button, Chris Klodnicki completed his small blind, and Perkins moved all in from the big blind. Gregg and Klodnicki both folded.
Hand #58: Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button, Perkins moved all in from the small blind, and Gregg called all in for 11.850 million. Klodnicki folded.
Gregg:
Perkins:
Perkins' rail tried to will a ten from the deck, but there was no ten on the flop. Perkins had a gut-shot straight draw though, and the on the turn gave him a double belly buster, but the on the river gave him a meaningless pair.
Gregg doubled into the chip lead, while Perkins now has the short stack.
Hand #50: Chris Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button, Antonio Esfandiari moved all in in the big blind, and Klodnicki folded.
Hand #51: Klodnicki raised to 800,000 in the cutoff, Bill Perkins three-bet to 2.4 million on the button, and Klodnicki folded.
Hand #52: Esfandiari raised to 825,000 on the button, Klodnicki three-bet shoved in the big blind, and Esfandiari folded.
Hand #53: Esfandiari raised to 800,000 in first position, and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #54: Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button, Esfandiari moved all in for 9.925 million in the big blind, and Klodnicki tank-called.
Klodnicki:
Esfandiari:
"It's a fair fight!" Perkins stood and yelled when the hands were tabled.
True enough, the two were racing, and Esfandiari remained in the lead when the flop fell . Klodnicki held backdoor straight and flush draws, but both of them were extinguished when the turned.
Esfandiari was strolling around the stage, one card away from a much-needed double, and the crowed hushed as the fell on the river. Stunned, Esfandiari threw his hands on top of his head and walked slowly to where his seat had been. After a few handshakes, the still shell-shocked Esfandiari left the mothership, and a massive, 20 million-chip pot was pushed Klodnicki's way.
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, and Klodnicki checked. Gregg fired out 900,000, taking down the pot.
. Gregg led out for 900,000, Klodnicki called, and the turn was the 
. Gregg slowed down, opting to check, Klodnicki fired out two million, and Gregg folded.
. Klodnicki checked, Gregg continued for 900,000, and Klodnicki called. The turn was a third spade - the 
completed the board. Klodnicki checked a third and final time, and Gregg slid out 5.9 million. Klodnicki called.
for aces and tens, winning a massive pot.
. The turn was the 
, Klodnicki knuckled again, and Gregg fired out 1.2 million. Klodnicki called.
completed the board, Klodnicki checked again, and Gregg bet another 2.7 million. Klodnicki tanked for a minute or so, then folded.
. Gregg checked to Klodnicki who bet 400,000. Gregg, though, check-raised to 1.3 million and forced Klodnicki out.
landed on the turn, giving Gregg additional outs to his queen with a flush draw. The 
landed on the river, though, ending Perkins' run in third place.
flop. Perkins had a gut-shot straight draw though, and the 
on the turn gave him a double belly buster, but the 
turned.