Hand #105: Phil Galfond raised to 225,000, Steve Sung called, and the flop fell . Sung checked, Galfond continued for 250,000, and Sung instantly check-raised to 700,000. Galfond tank-folded.
Hand #106: Galfond received a walk.
Hand #107: Galfond limped in on the button, Sung raised to 350,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #108: The announcer opted to leave the table, and we caught up with the action on a board of . Galfond led out for a bet, Sung called, and the river was the . Galfond led out for 575,000, Sung called, and Galfond tabled for two pair. Sung mucked.
Hand #109: Galfond raised to 225,000, Sung called, and the flop fell . Both players checked, the turn was the , and Sung stood up to fling forward 200,000. Galfond called. The completed the board, Sung immediately bet 600,000, and Galfond snap-called. Galfond showed for a rivered straight, and Sung mucked.
Hand #110: Steve Sung raised to 200,000 on the button, Phil Galfond three-bet to 575,000, and Sung folded.
Hand #111: Galfond limped in, Sung raised, and Galfond called. The flop fell , and Sung check-folded to a bet from Galfond.
Hand #112: Sung raised, and Galfond folded.
Hand #113: Galfond raised to 200,000, Sung three-bet, and Galfond folded.
Hand #114: Sung raised and won the pot.
Hand #115: Sung received a walk.
Hand #116: Sung won with a bet on the flop.
Hand #117: Galfond limped in, Sung raised to 400,000, Galfond re-raised to 1,050,000, and Sung called. The flop fell , both players checked, and the turn brought the . Sung checked, Galfond fired out 875,000, and Sung called.
The , Sung quickly checked, and Galfond checked behind. Galfond showed for a pair of sevens, winning the biggest pot of heads-up play.
Hand #118: Steve Sung raised to 200,000 on the button, Phil Galfond defended, and the flop came . Galfond check-called a bet, and the turn was the . Galfond checked again, Sung fired out 600,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #119: Galfond gave Sung a walk.
Hand #120: Sung raised to 250,000, Galfond called, and the flop fell . Galfond checked, Sung continued for 300,000, and Galfond check-raised to 1,075,000. Sung called.
The turn was the , Galfond tanked for two minutes before sliding out 1.25 million, and Sung clicked it back, min-raising to 2.5 million. Galfond asked for a count, Sung cut down his stacks to show that he had 1.775 million behind, and Galfond tanked for nearly seven minutes before folding.
Hand #121: Phil Galfond raised to 200,000, Steve Sung three-bet, and Galfond folded.
Hand #122: Sung raised to 250,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #123: Unknown action.
Hand #124: Sung raised to 225,000, Galfond called, and the flop fell . Galfond checked, Sung immediately bet 250,000, and Galfond called. The turn was the , Galfond checked again, and Sung flung out another 400,000. Galfond called.
The completed the board, Galfond checked a third and final time, and Sung fired a third and final bullet worth 1.225 million. Galfond grimaced at the sight of the bet, then turned his attention to Sung. He finally called, then mucked when Sung showed for a full house.
Hand #125: Phil Galfond raised to 250,000 on the button, Steve Sung called, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , Sung led out for 300,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #126: Galfond received a walk.
Hand #127: Sung received a walk.
Hand #128: Sung raised to 240,000, Galfond moved all in for about 2.24 million, and Sung snap-called.
Galfond:
Sung:
The flop was a doozy: . Sung picked up bottom two pair, but Galfond had top pair, an open-ended straight draw, and a backdoor flush draw. The on the turn extinguished all hopes of a backdoor flush dor Galfond, and it was all over when the completed the board.
Galfond will receive $744,841 for his runner-up finish, while Sung is now a two-time bracelet winner.