Bernard Lee still holds the chip lead against former WSOP Player of the Year and two-time bracelet winner Frank Kassela. The last few hands have been quiet, with each of them winning an equal amount.
Bernard Lee has been pulling away from Frank Kassela heads-up. After several missed draws, Kassela lost pots to a queen and a jack-seven. Finally, though, he won a pot with a ten-eight.
On this hand, Kassela opened to 65,000 and Lee called.
Lee drew one, and Kassela drew two. Lee checked, and Kassela bet 80,000. Lee called very quickly.
There hasn't been much play in the early stages of this heads-up battle. It took about ten hands before the two finalists had their first significant encounter.
Bernard Lee was dealt a set for three straight hands, forcing him to fold them all. Him and Frank Kassela just tossed their chips back and forth across the table.
In the first hand they played post-draw, Kassela opened to 58,000, and Lee called. Lee stood pat, and Kassela drew two. They both checked, and Lee tabled a jack-ten for the win.
A couple hands later, Kassela opened again, and Lee called. Lee took one with Kassela drawing two. Lee bet 86,000, and Kassela called. "Pair!" Announced Lee, as Kassela turned over jack-ten to claim the pot.
Tim McGuigan has been eliminated from Event #13 in third place and will take home $37,032.
McGuigan got the last of his chips in drawing pretty live against a pat hand from Bernard Lee.
Lee opened to 56,000, and McGuigan went all in for 133,000. Lee called, and after McGuigan drew one, Lee stood pat with .
McGuigan showed and drew a six to pair. He was eliminated in third place.
Lee is now heads-up for his first WSOP bracelet against two-time bracelet winner Frank Kassela. Lee currently has a little more than two-thirds of the chips in play.