On the flop Xiao Peng checked from the small blind, and holding the button Branton Cantu decided on a 28,000 bet.
Peng then popped it to 85,000 and Cantu quickly called to peel the on the turn. Peng checked again, and after Cantu continued his line with a bet of 95,000, she deliberated for a long minute before cutting out and committing a stack of calling chips.
The dealer dropped the on the river and Peng checked for a third time, with Cantu following suit shortly afterward. Peng rolled over her for a flopped straight and the winner, while Cantu could only wince and stare at the board.
"Did I miss a big pot?" Peng asked from across the table.
"That was a good river for me," replied Cantu, obviously glad he did not improve against Peng's made hand.
The pot was raised an indeterminate amount before the flop, and the first three board cards read when we caught the action.
Anton Smirnov checked from the small blind and Brandon Cantu — who had won several of the previous pots by raising preflop and continuing for 28,000 to force folds — made it 49,000 to go this time.
Smirnov quickly made the call and the turn card came , prompting another tap of the table by Smirnov and another bet by Cantu, this time for 120,000.
After pausing for a beat to assess his stack, Smirnov tossed a few yellow T1000 chips forward and announced himself all in. Cantu immediately shot out of his chair and asked for a count, and as soon as he heard the raise was for 300,000 more he forcefully announced the call.
Cantu:
Smirnov:
Cantu was correct in determining his turned top pair to be best, and Smirnov was left searching the deck for aces, fours, or spades to catch up. The river came , though, and Smirnov missed his multiple draws to go bust, while Cantu continued to roll through this third and final day of play.
In a battle of the blinds, Mark Herm (small blind) and Mike Watson (big blind) exchanged a few raises before Watson called all in for about 325,000 with . Herm trailed with and couldn't catch up as the board ran out .
Joseph Alban limped on the button, Mark Herm called from the small blind, and Mike Watson checked his option.
The flop fell and action checked to Alban who bet 15,000. Only Watson called to see the turn, which he checked. Alban bet 26,000, Watson check-raised to 80,000, and Alban called. The river completed the board and Watson bet 120,000. Alban raised all in for about 340,000 and after a little while in the tank, Watson folded.
The pot contained about 100,000 or so with the board showing by the turn, and Jared Jaffee led out for 57,000 from the small blind.
Xiao Peng took her time to think things through before flatting, and the river card was the .
Jaffee continued to press the action with a bet of 131,000, but after cutting out a stack of green T25000 chips and riffling them in silence, Peng assembled a stack and raised to 346,000 total.
Jaffee was agonized by the spot he found himself in, and he rechecked his hole cards while separating the calling chips from the rest of his stack.
"Are you ever bluffing here?" he asked to both Peng and himself. "Are you ever bluffing here?"
Finally, after a minute or so of thought Jaffee slammed in the stack and looked Peng up, only to see that she had filled up on the river with . The huge pot was pushed to Peng, while Jaffee could only shake his head in frustration.
With just 62,000 left to work with Jeff Gross made his stand with an open-shove from the button, putting his last four big blinds at risk.
The small blind folded and Mark Herm asked for a count before making the call with .
"Best-case scenario here," said Gross happily as he tabled . "Although you slowed me with the suited there!"
After instructing the dealer to deliver the board cards slowly for the maximum sweat, Gross watched as the board improved his hand through all three streets. Gross still has work to do, but the double gave him a bit of breathing room at least, while Herm still sits at just above the average.
Mike Watson min-raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Jeff Gross three-bet shoved for 139,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Watson went into the tank for about two minutes.
"I'm too lucky, I call," he said, showing
"Oh man, thought you had the ace-four," said Gross as he showed , setting the stage for a coin flip.
The flop fell , giving Gross a set of fives and a commanding lead.
"Good flop," commented Gross.
The turn, however, was not very good for Gross as it was the .
"Well that's just a silly card," quipped Gross.
Sure enough, the fell on the river to give Watson a flush to eliminate Gross in seventh place.
"You're right," Gross joked to Watson. "Too lucky."
Gross shook Watson's hand and after going to the payout desk, Gross returned to shake the rest of the players' hands before making his exit.
Jared Jaffee opened to 35,000 holding the button, and Brandon Cantu three-bet to 105,000 out of the small blind.
Xiao Peng was undeterred though, and she four-bet to 240,000 in defense of her big blind.
With the action back on him Jaffee wasted little time in moving all in for 1.1 million total, and despite standing up to scan the scene and asking for a count, Cantu laid his hand down. Peng did the same and Jaffee claimed a sizable bounty without having to see a flop.
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flop Xiao Peng checked from the small blind, and holding the button Branton Cantu decided on a 28,000 bet.
on the turn. Peng checked again, and after Cantu continued his line with a bet of 95,000, she deliberated for a long minute before cutting out and committing a stack of calling chips.
on the river and Peng checked for a third time, with Cantu following suit shortly afterward. Peng rolled over her 
for a flopped straight and the winner, while Cantu could only wince and stare at the board.
when we caught the action.
, prompting another tap of the table by Smirnov and another bet by Cantu, this time for 120,000.
. Herm trailed with 
river completed the board and Watson bet 120,000. Alban raised all in for about 340,000 and after a little while in the tank, Watson folded.
by the turn, and Jared Jaffee led out for 57,000 from the small blind.
. The huge pot was pushed to Peng, while Jaffee could only shake his head in frustration.
.
, giving Gross a set of fives and a commanding lead.
.