Per Hildebrand opened with a raise to 100,000. Darren Elias called from the big blind.
Elias took two cards while Hildebrand took one. Elias then checked over to Hildebrand who bet 150,000. Elias called but mucked when Hildebrand showed .
Darren Elias opened with a raise to 75,000 from the button. Monnette called from the big blind. Monnette took two and Elias took one.
Monnette then led with a bet of 130,000. Elias thought for a while before making it 425,000 total. Monnette then thought for a while and folded his hand.
Hand 2:
Per Hildebrand opened with a raise to 80,000 from the small blind. From the big blind Monnette made it 245,000. Hildebrand then opted to put in a reraise to 625,000 total. Monnette thought for a while before releasing his hand.
The three finalists are playing to win it right now. Each pot the last couple orbits has been opened and a few have even seen bets and calls after the draw phase.
All three have taken a sizeable pot off each other but their chip stacks have roughly remained the same.
Per Hildebrand opened with a raise to 80,000. Monnette called from the small blind, and Elias called from the big blind.
Monnette and Elias both took one while Hildebrand stood pat. All three players then checked. Monnette showed a . Elias mucked. Hildebrand showed and that was good to take down the whole pot.
John Monnette open-jammed from the small blind and Darren Elias put himself at risk in the big blind.
Both drew one and tabled their hands. Elias revealed and drew a . Monnette has a and was drawing live. Monnette, unfortunately, paired his nine and Elias was awarded the double-up.
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. Elias mucked. Hildebrand showed 
and drew a