donpeters
Both players saw the flop in an unraised pot. The first three community cards came down and Dennis Meierotto fired 20,000. Jesse Hale called.
The turn was the and Meierotto fired 20,000 again. Hale called again.
The river was the and again Meierotto fired. Guess how much the bet was?
[user66118]
In the most action we've seen in 20 minutes, Jesse Hale completed from the button, and Dennis Meierotto knocked the table for the free flop.
It came . Meierotto bet out 20,000, which Hale quickly called.
The turn was the . In repeat fashion, Hale called another 20,000-chip bet.
Fifth street was the . This time, both men checked. Meierotto tabled for queens up.
"Augh, I missed a bet on the flop," lamented Hale, flashing a queen of his own. That little exchange of 50,000 chips is one of the biggest swings we've seen in heads-up play.
donpeters
Despite the lack of actual poker being played, Jesse Hale sure knows how to keep everyone happy. Hale has been singing, rapping, yelling out crazy poker phrases, and buying rounds of drinks for everyone in sight. He just recently got caught singing louder than normal when announcer Tom Sexton stuck the microphone right in front of him.
Hale seems to be having a blast and is doing a great job of getting everyone else in on the fun along with him. From a poker stand point, very little chips have changed hands and the pots rarely contain more than the blinds and antes.
donpeters
Jesse Hale limped in from the button and Dennis Meierotto checked his option. The flop came down and Meierotto checked. Hale fired 15,000 and was called.
The turn brought the , pairing the board with bullets. Meierotto fired this time, 30,000, instead of checking. Hale called.
The river was the and Meierotto bet 50,000. "I have to call," said Hale as he tossed in the chips.
Meierotto turned up for trip aces. Hale flashed the and then mucked.
[user66118]
The clock has been paused while the money and the shiny gold ring are retrieved from the cashier's cage. In a few minutes, we'll be heads up for the title!
donpeters
John McDonald - 3rd Place
Jesse Hale looked at his holecards and saw what he liked. He then made a raise to 38,000 from the button. John McDonald reraised from the small blind to 80,000. Dennis Meierotto folded from the big blind before Hale made the call.
The flop came down and McDonald led for 80,000. Hale raised all in and McDonald snap-called! Hale had McDonald's 363,000 remaining chips covered.
Showdown:
Hale:
McDonald:
The turn was the and filled up Hale, eliminating some outs for McDonald. The river was then the and that was it, McDonald would be out in third place. He shook the hands of Meierotto and Hale, collecting $34,535 for his finish.
[user66118]
While we have a second, there are a couple noteworthy things about Jesse Hale that we might want to mention.
Firstly, we noted in his bio that he is a skydiver and a skydiving instructor by vocation. He has over 4,000 jumps under his belt. He tells us that during the course of his jumping career, he has had 15 malfunctions of his main chute, putting his life in the hands of the reserve chute. Luckily for him, he's never had a reserve chute malfunction.
"Nothing scares this guy," says emcee Tom Sexton. "He jumps out of planes for a living. Nothing scares this guy."
Well, except maybe his wife.
Hale is here in the Midwest on business, but he decided to play a few events before he leaves. He went deep in the Pot-limit Omaha event on Monday, and now he finds himself once again on the verge of a nice payday. He's a bit worried about how he's going to explain to his wife that he plays poker.
"She's six months along," he said, wide-eyed when the table asked him about his wife and the upcoming birth of his first child. "And this is the first doctor's appointment I've missed. You don't think the hormones are gonna be off the boot?" He and the rest of the table shared a chuckle.
Mrs. Hale, if you're following along, go easy on your husband. He's going to bring home some big time cash this week. How much, of course, still remains to be seen.
[user66118]
With just over one hour left in Level 15, the cards are back in the air. Let's hope that steak dinner the players just consumed will provoke some action on the felt!
and Dennis Meierotto fired 20,000. Jesse Hale called.
and Meierotto fired 20,000 again. Hale called again.
and again Meierotto fired. Guess how much the bet was?
and Hale mucked.
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. Meierotto bet out 20,000, which Hale quickly called.
. In repeat fashion, Hale called another 20,000-chip bet.
. This time, both men checked. Meierotto tabled 
for queens up.
and Meierotto checked. Hale fired 15,000 and was called.
and Meierotto bet 50,000. "I have to call," said Hale as he tossed in the chips.
and McDonald led for 80,000. Hale raised all in and McDonald snap-called! Hale had McDonald's 363,000 remaining chips covered.
and filled up Hale, eliminating some outs for McDonald. The river was then the 
