Hand #19: Manig Loeser opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Eric Blair raised from under the gun to 32,000. John Beauprez three-bet to 72,000 from the button and it came back around to Blair who opted to let it go.
Hand #21: Beauprez was first to act and took it down preflop with a raise to 33,000.
Hand #22: Joe Cada was under the gun and opened to 35,000. It folded to Beauprez's big blind and he came over the top for 105,000 total. Cada got rid of his cards and Beauprez was pushed the pot.
Hand #23: Loeser raised to 32,000 from under the gun but folded after Eric Blair put in a three-bet to 81,000 from the button. Loeser four-bet to an unknown amount and Blair flung his hand at the muck. Loeser was pushed the pot.
Hand #18: Mike Mustafa was all in for his last 57,000 before the flop. Manig Loeser called from the button and Eric Blair and John Beauprez followed suit from the small and big blinds respectively.
The flop was and all three players checked. The trio did the same after the hit fourth street and the finished off the board. Blair showed and was able to scoop up the pot, eliminating Mustafa in the process. Mustafa will take home $56,499 in tournament winnings.
Hand #17: Mike Mustafa had the button. He raised to 35,000. Manig Loeser called from the small blind and Eric Blair came alive out from the big blind with a three-bet to 115,000. Mustafa would not be bullied, however, as he made it 205,000 to go. Loeser got out of the way and Blair shipped all in for roughly 830,000. Mustafa called and the hands were revealed:
Mustafa:
Blair:
The board fell and Blair was able to connect, pairing his ace and finishing with the best hand. Mustafa was forced to ship over double-up chips and is now crippled.
Hand #12: John Beauprez was under the gun and he opened with a raise to 33,000. Mike Mustafa had the button and cut out a three-bet to 77,000. Action folded to Eric Blair in the big blind who announced an all in over the top for 420,000. Beauprez flung away his cards and Mustafa went into the tank.
Eventually Mustafa announced a a call and rolled over . He was racing with Blair's .
Blair jumped out into the lead on the flop and continued to improve his hand on the subsequent streets as the hit fourth and the came on fifth, allowing him to finish with a full house.
Hand #9: Joe Cada was in the big blind. He received a walk.
Hand #10: Manig Loeser was first to act. A 32,000-chip raise from him was enough to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: John Beauprez raised to 33,000 from the cutoff and Loeser called out of the big blind. The flop brought and Loeser checked. Beauprez bet 51,000 and Loeser came right back over the top with a raise to 122,000. Beauprez released and Loeser took down the pot.