Valentin Vornicu was up against Matthew Schreiber in a razz pot, and Schreiber is currently in beast mode. He demonstrated it against Vornicu.
Schreiber completed with a , and Vornicu raised with a . Schreiber called and received another wheel card on fifth. He let Vornicu bet again and called. Fifth street brought yet another wheel card for Schreiber, and he led out for 43,000 effective. Vornicu called off to put himself at risk.
Valentin Vornicu: /
Matthew Schreiber: /
Schreiber had already made a seventy-six, and Vornicu's chances to survive were thin. Schreiber even improved on sixth, getting an . Vornicu's sixth card was a . He knew it was all over for him right there. Nonetheless, both players rolled over their respective river cards in respect of the rule book.
While Vornicu left the final table area, Schreiber is now sitting on over 2,000,000, handling a substantial chip lead.
With the board reading , David Steicke checked to Matthew Schreiber, who bet. Steicke, the preflop raiser, called out of position.
The river was the , and Steicke checked. Schreiber checked, as well, and fanned out for two pair. Steicke nodded, unable to beat the high or find a qualifing low, and Schreiber scooped it up.
Small blind Gabe Paul clashed with Matthew Schreiber, who was on the button.
They saw the flop, and Paul bet out, getting a call from Schreiber. Paul shoved his last 34,000 on the turn, and Schreiber called to put him at risk.
Gabe Paul:
Matthew Schreiber:
Paul was in great shape for a double-up, holding top two pair along with a nut-flush draw. Schreiber had two pair, too, albeit dominated. He could hope only for a non-diamond jack to make a straight or a nine for a full house.
The was one of the deadly outs that Paul didn't want to see on the river, but he couldn't avoid it. "That was nasty," admitted Schreiber after the bad beat.
Players moved their chip stacks to the final table and then left the tournament room for a 15-minute break.
Action was picked up on fourth street with David Steicke, Mike Matusow, and Brendan Taylor in the hand. Steicke bet, and Matusow took some time before calling. Taylor flicked in a chip as well.
Steicke led out on fifth street, and Matusow shoved for 2,000 more. Taylor folded, and Steicke committed the two extra chips. Matusow tabled for the draw to the seven-low, and Steicke revealed for a made eighty-six.
Both players paired up on sixth street and got their last card dealt face-down. Steicke showed the , giving him an unbeatable sixty-five.
"Oh wow. I can't win," Matusow said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
Matusow flashed the meaningless , stood up, and shook everyone's hand. "The Mouth" just missed out on his fourth final table of the series; he finished in 11th place and banked $12,723.
"Might as well jump in the $10K Stud Hi-Lo," Matusow said before giving his exit interview.
In the battle of the blinds, Hanks Honig led out on the flop. Dmitry Chop said he was all in, but he had a little more than two bets, so Honig placed in the exact amount to put Chop all in.
Dmitry Chop:
Hanks Honig:
Chop had two overcards and a flush draw but ran into one of the most dominating hands he could, as Honing rolled over a better ace, including the nut-flush draw.
The turn and river didn't rescue Chop out of the trouble, and he departed in 12th place.
With the action on fifth street, Tom Koral, Brendan Taylor, and Ryan Hughes battled in a razz hand. All boards showed mostly high cards for a three-way pot, and none of the players were willing to give up.
Koral led out, earning two calls. Taylor took over on sixth street, and he found two callers, too. Seventh street saw Taylor bet again, and only Koral called that time.
Ryan Hughes: / /
Tom Koral: / /
Brendan Taylor: / /
Taylor declared a ten, but Koral had him beat with his for nine-six. He added a large chunk to his stack to vault over one million in chips.
Moments ago, Gabe Paul was down to just 12,000 after losing nearly all his chips against Matthew Schreiber in Stud Hi-Lo. Schreiber scooped Paul with a six-high straight to leave his opponent with less than one big blind.
In the hand after, Paul was all in and doubled by making kings full against Valentin Vornicu. It was the start of an amazing comeback which saw Paul scoop multiple small pots in quick succession to get back up to 300,000 again.
, and Vornicu raised with a 
. Schreiber called and received another wheel card on fifth. He let Vornicu bet again and called. Fifth street brought yet another wheel card for Schreiber, and he led out for 43,000 effective. Vornicu called off to put himself at risk.
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. Vornicu's sixth card was a 
, David Steicke checked to Matthew Schreiber, who bet. Steicke, the preflop raiser, called out of position.
, and Steicke checked. Schreiber checked, as well, and fanned out 
for two pair. Steicke nodded, unable to beat the high or find a qualifing low, and Schreiber scooped it up.
flop, and Paul bet out, getting a call from Schreiber. Paul shoved his last 34,000 on the 
turn, and Schreiber called to put him at risk.
was one of the deadly outs that Paul didn't want to see on the river, but he couldn't avoid it. "That was nasty," admitted Schreiber after the bad beat. 
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— Folded
for the draw to the seven-low, and Steicke revealed 
for a made eighty-six. 
, giving him an unbeatable sixty-five.
flop. Dmitry Chop said he was all in, but he had a little more than two bets, so Honig placed in the exact amount to put Chop all in. 
didn't rescue Chop out of the trouble, and he departed in 12th place.
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/ 
. The board ran out 
