Punnat Punsri opened to 50,000 in middle position and Dan Heimiller three-bet to 135,000 on his left. The action folded back to Punsri who four-bet shoved all in and Heimiller called off the last of his 500,000 plus chips.
Dan Heimiller:
Punnat Punsri:
The flop came and Punsri stayed out front with his pocket kings. The on the turn narrowed Heimiller's outs down to just two and the on the river was not one of them.
Daniel Swartz raised to 55,000 in the cutoff and was called by Weston Pring in the big blind. On the flop, Pring opted to bet for 60,000 and Swartz called. They headed to the turn on which Pring now checked. Swartz bet 115,000 and that ended the hand right there.
While mostly being seated at the feature table throughout the tournament, 2003 World Champion Chris Moneymaker was in the back corner of Amazon Purple today before his final hand took place. Vladas Tamasauskas who opened the action to 52,000 and it got folded around to Moneymaker in the big blind.
Previously, Moneymaker and the dealer at the table were having some back and forth banter, with the latter claiming she could guess his action based on how he handled his cards.
"So, what do you think I'm gonna do this time?" Moneymaker asked her.
"You're gonna fold," the dealer said confidently.
"Wrong, I'm all-in", Moneymaker smiled, sliding his stack of 293,000 forward. Tamasauskas took his time before flicking the calling chips in.
Chris Moneymaker:
Vladas Tamasauskas:
The flop was brutal for Moneymaker, leaving just a miracle chop as a potential lifeline. Moneymaker patted the table with a "good hand", and wished everyone good luck as soon as the hit the felt on the turn. The river completed the board and Moneymaker made his way out of the Amazon room.
"That's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes," he added.
Chance Kornuth opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Matt Berkey three-bet to 215,000 in the small blind. Jung Woo then jammed for his stack of 1,065,000. Kornuth folded and Berkey had a decision for what would represent most of his stack.
"Sorry, I have like the only hand I would tank with," Berkey said to the table before deciding for another minute or so.
"I'm in," he said as he put in his chips.
Jung Woo:
Matt Berkey:
The two were flipping and the dealer spread the flop to put Berkey behind as he made a displeased exhale. The turn and river confirmed Woo's double and left Berkey with only two big blinds.
On the very next hand, Berkey doubled to get up to 134,000 chips and on the hand after that, he put his chips in again.
Pete Skyllas had opened to 50,000 in middle position and Matt Berkey jammed in his 134,000 chips. Skyllas called.
Matt Berkey:
Pete Skyllas:
Berkey was well ahead until the eight appeared in the window on the flop. The and completed the board to send Skyllas the pot and send Berkey home.
"Good luck, guys," Berkey said as he made he exit.
Christoph Strehl opened to 51,000 in middle position and Felix Bleiker flat-called in the hijack. Oshri Lahmani three-bet to 210,000 in the cutoff and only Strehl called.
Strehl checked on the flop reading and called a bet of 125,000 from Lahmani. Strehl checked again on the turn and Lahmani checked back.
Strehl led out with a bet of 225,000 on the river and Lahmani snap-called. Strehl tabled for queens full of fives and Lahmani quickly mucked.
Heads-up to the turn, Punnat Punsri checked his option out of the big blind and then called a bet worth 250,000 by Bryan Braswell. The fell on the river and Braswell quickly checked behind. Punsri tabled the for treys full of kings and that won the pot to award the chips to the Thai.