Hand #41: Brant Hale raised to 90,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #42: Brant Hale raised and collected the blinds.
Hand #43:unknown action
Hand #44: Darius Studdard raised to 105,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #45: Ryan Schmidt opened to 90,000 from the button and Michael Drummond called from the big blind. The flop fell and Schmidt continued for 60,000 and Drummond check-called as the landed on the turn.
Drummond checked and Schmidt bet out 135,000 and Drummond called as the landed on the river.
Both players checked and Drummond tabled his for a flush to capture the pot.
Hand #46: Brant Hale raised the button and won the blinds.
Hand #47: Michael Drummond raised to 85,000 from the button and Darius Studdard called from the big blind to see a flop fall with both players checking.
The turn landed the and both players checked again as the completed the board on the river. Studdard checked and Drummond bet out 60,000 to win the pot.
Hand #34: Michael Drummond raised to 90,000 in the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #35: Darius Studdard limped from the cutoff, Brant Hale called from the small blind and Michael Drummond checked his option.
The flop fell and action checked to Drummond who bet 75,000. Only Studdard called to see the turn which both checked. The river completed the board and Drummond check-folded to bet a 260,000 from Studdard.
Hand #36: Brant Hale raised to 85,000 on the button and Kory Kilpatrick called from the big blind.
They checked to the river of a where Kilpatrick check-folded to a bet from Hale.
Hand 37: Ryan Schmidt raised to 90,000 in the hijack and Darius Studdard 285,000 from the big blind. Schmidt folded and Studdard won the pot.
Hand #38: Ryan Schmidt received a walk.
Hand #39: Kory Kilpatrick raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #40: Darius Studdard raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Michael Drummond called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Drummond led out for 135,000. Studdard called, the fell on the turn and Drummond fired 290,000. Studdard folded.
Hand #27: Brant Hale raised to 85,000 and Michael Drummond called from the button as both Kory Kilpatrick and Darius Studdard called from the blinds.
The dealer spread a flop and it was checked round to see the land on the turn with the action getting checked round again. The river landed the and it was checked around again.
Studdard tabled his , but it would be Hale's that would see him scoop the pot.
Hand #28: Kory Kilpatrick limped the button, Darius Studdard completed and Ryan Schmidt checked to see a flop fall. Schmidt bet out 85,000 and won the pot.
Hand #29: Kory Kilpatrick raised to 80,000 and collected the blinds.
Hand #30: Darius Studdard raised to 90,000 and Michael Drummond made the call from the big blind to see a flop with Studdard continuing for 175,000 to force Drummond's cards into the muck.
Hand #31: Brant Hale opened the button to 90,000 and Michael Drummond called from the small blind as Kory Kilpatrick called from the big also.
The flop landed and Hale bet 175,000 to force a fold from Drummond and Kilpatrick.
Hand #32: Michael Drummond raised to 80,000 from the button and collected the blinds.
Hand #33: Brant Hale opened top 90,000 and Ryan Schmidt called to see a flop with Hale continuing for 130,000. Schmidt then check-raised to 355,000 as Hale quickly mucked.
Hand #24: Michael Drummond raised to 65,000 in the hijack, Darius Studdard called on the button and Brant Hale called from the big blind.
The flop came down and action checked to Drummond who bet 110,000. Studdard folded, as did Hale, giving Drummond the pot.
Hand #25: Michael Drummond received a walk.
Hand #26: Ryan Schmidt raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and was called by Brant Hale on the button, Michael Drummond in the small blind and Kory Kilpatrick in the bid blind.
They checked down a board where Schmidt took down the pot for two pair.
Hand #23: Brant Hale raised to 65,000 and Michael Drummond called next to act before Phil Laak raised pot to 305,000 from the button. Hale then re-potted to force Drummond out as Laak called all in for 520,000 total.
Laak:
Hale:
With Laak in trouble, the flop gave him outs to a straight and a flush, but when the turn and river landed the and , Laak was headed to the rail in 6th place for a $66,918 payday.