In the small blind and on the button on consecutive hands, John Hayes shoved all in. He's added 200,000 to his stack over the last two hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,075,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
1,725,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
795,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
745,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
225,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Gerald Heckathorn, easily the most entertaining player at the final table has been eliminated. After doubling up John Kurfman, Heckathorn was left with just 105,000 when he shoved under-the-gun into Kurfman's big blind.
It folded around to Kurfman.
"I guess I won't even look," he said and called showing 
.
Heckathorn had 
and was at risk if Kurfman could catch up. The flop came 
.
"Two more hearts," Heckathorn said.
The table laughed and insisted he wanted no more hearts. The turn was the 
.
"No more hearts," said Heckathorn.
The river wasn't a heart but the 
was enough to send Heckathorn home in 6th place, giving Kurfman a pair of fives and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,205,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Greg Seif opened for 125,000 from the cutoff on a hand that would see John Kurfman doubled up against Gerald Heckathorn.
Kurfman shoved all in for 350,000 from the button over Seif's raise and Heckathorn reraised all in over the top of that for 475,000. Sief decided to fold and showed 
. Kurfman showed the "Ho-Chunk nuts" 
and Heckathorn had 
.
The flop made Seif cringe when it came 
, which would have given him the nut flush. The turn and the river came 
and Seif thought of what could have been while Kurfman collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
905,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
875,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
125,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
Marius Toderici is the chip leader and using his position to add more chips to his stack. There haven't been many players eager to play back at him.
Earlier Gerald Heckathorn almost doubled through Toderici, but the board ran out giving Toderici a chop.
Here are some photos from the previous hand. Gerald Heckathorn shoved on John Kurfman and he spent the next few minutes trying to figure out where he stood. He eventually folded.
John Kurfman and Gerald Heckathorn were heads up looking at a board of 
. They both checked the flop.
Heckathorn shoved all in for 505,000 and Kurfman was in the tank.
"You could have just about anything right here," said Kurfman.
"I know," said Heckathorn.
"The stone-cold nuts," questioned Kurfman.
"Oh, so you don't have the stone cold nuts?" Heckathorn replied.
"This might be the world's dumbest fold," Kurfman said, flipping his cards one on top of the other.
"Don't do it then. If it feels right then do it, if it don't, then don't," Heckathorn advised.
Kurfman folded and Heckathorn turned over 
and laid it on the table.
"I like the way you play, you play just like me," said Heckathorn as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
785,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Greg Seif has almost tripled his chip stack since losing a huge pot to Marius Toderici. Toderici had aces and Seif said he had pocket kings.
This hand John Hayes raised to 90,000 preflop and Seif called in postion. The flop came 
and Hayes led out for 80,000. Seif shoved all in and Hayes folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
640,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
