Kyle McMurphy limped in from the button preflop, Barry Woods checked from the big blind, then both players checked the flop of before Woods led out for 1,700 on the turn of the .
McMurphy smooth-called, then raised Woods all in after Woods' bet of 3,100 on the river of the . Woods called all in and the cards were tabled:
Kyle McMurphy limped in from the button preflop and Barry Woods checked his option from the big blind before check-calling McMurphy's bet of 525 on the flop of .
Woods then check-called McMurphy's bet of 1,200 on the turn of the before check-calling again after McMurphy fired out 3,250 on the river of the .
McMurphy tabled for trips, which was good enough to take down the pot and the overall chip lead.
Having been crippled in a massive hand after Kyle McMurphy turned a straight with on a board of , Barry Woods moved his last 2,850 into the middle with a few hands later.
McMurphy called, tabling and Woods was flipping for his tournament life.
However the board was spread ; Woods doubled up and the game continues.
Kyle McMurphy has taken the first major pot in this decisive game.
On a flop that read , McMurphy checked to Woods who led out for 825 from the button. McMurphy check-raised to 2,075, Woods four-bet it to 4,475 and McMurphy flat-called before both players checked the turn of the .
On the river of the , McMurphy deliberated for about a minute before leading out for a bet of 7,550. After about two minutes in the tank, Woods let his hand go.
Barry Woods kept applying the pressure, forcing Kyle McMurphy out of the pot in several hands to consolidate on his chip lead until finally making it all square.
Woods raised to 900 from the button, only to see McMurphy reraise to 2,100 from the big blind. Woods called, then called Woods' bet of 2,600 on the flop of .
On the turn of the , McMurphy check-raised all-in after Woods fired out 3,200. Woods snap-called.
McMurphy:
Woods:
Both had turned a big hand; McMurphy had a set of jacks but Woods had the straight. Needing the board to pair, the river bricked on the river.
It's now even-stevens in this ultimate heads-up battle. We're only one game away from crowning our champion!
The generous structure of this final has resulted in very few hands going past a flop, but on a board of , we saw Kyle McMurphy lead out for 1,200 on the turn before Barry Woods raised to 2,800.
McMurphy called, then checked his option on the river . Woods fired out 4,700 and McMurphy quickly mucked, clearly not interested in trying to claim the pot.
With the blinds at 150/300, Kyle McMurphy raised to 700 from the button preflop, only to see Barry Woods reraise to 1,900 from the big blind. McMurphy called and they saw a flop of .
Woods led out for 2,625 and McMurphy called before the dealer produced the on the turn. Woods bet 5,525, McMaster called again, then Woods led out for 4,200 on the river of the .
McMurphy looked puzzled, going into the tank for about two minutes before making the call. Woods showed for a busted straight draw; McMurphy rolled up for two pair.
McMaster took down a massive pot after that hand, leaving Woods with around 8,300 in chips.