Dustin Dirksen opened to 70,000 under the gun, and Mike Pfautz shoved for 303,000 in the big blind when action folded to him. Dirksen made the call.
Dirksen:
Pfautz:
Dirksen had his opponent dominated, and his lead held through the first four cards: .
"King one time?" Dirksen said, in what we believe is known as the reverse jinx. Sure enough, the river was a brick , and Dirksen collected his opponent's stack.
Three players saw the flop for a raise, and everyone checked when the hit the board. A completed a four-straight on board, and Tyler Caspers checked. Mark Sandness bet 80,000, Mike Pfautz folded, and Caspers announced a raise to 220,000. Sandness thought for about a minute before moving all in, and Caspers immediately laid down.
Dustin Dirksen opened for 75,000 from a middle position, and Gennady Shimerfarb moved all in with a short stack from his left. Action folded back to Dirksen, who asked for a count.
"My hand's weak enough that I actually have a decision," he said with a laugh. Told it was 147,000 more, he made the call.
Dirksen:
Shimerfarb:
"I couldn't help myself, they were spades," Shimerfarb said. Unfortunately for him, the board ran out , and Dirksen's jack-high stayed best.
Jeff Petronack shoved all in with and was called by the of Mark Sandness. Petronack failed to catch up, and he was the first elimination of the final table.
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Jim Lawrence called a preflop raise from Peixin Liu, and the dealer placed the oh the board. Liu put Lawrence all in, and Lawrence made the call.
Lawrence:
Liu:
Neither player had much, with jack-high up against a flush draw. That changed when the turned, leaving Lawrence in need of a heart. It didn't come, as the river was the , and Lawrence busted in 10th.
Mike Schneider shoved all in from a middle position for 351,000, and Mike Pfautz made the call from the small blind.
Schneider:
Pfautz:
The limit hold'em legend known as "Schneids" seemed ready to score a key double, but Pfautz found a third queen on the flop. Schneider couldn't catch up on the or , and the beat sent him to the rail in 11th.
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, and Dirksen collected his opponent's stack.
flop. Tyler Caspers shoved all in for 408,000, and Pfautz called.
arrived on the turn to give Pfautz additional outs, but the river was an 
hit the board. A 
, and Dirksen's jack-high stayed best.
and was called by the 
, and Lawrence busted in 10th.
flop. Schneider couldn't catch up on the 
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, and the beat sent him to the rail in 11th.