Bill Khourie is down under 600,000 chips and is doing his best to stay afloat. He four-bet shoved on Joe Ebanks and took down the pot. Other than that he seems to be carefully picking his spots.
Jeremy Detamore put some distance between himself and Khourie during the last level and has been holding steady.
Joe Ebanks has been on cruise control, taking down some pots here and there and staying about 2,700,000. He controls half the chips in play and doesn't seem eager to give them up.
Jeremy Detamore raised to 70,000 and Bill Khourie made it 200,000. After taking a look at Khourie's remaining stack, Detamore called and the two players saw the flop.
Khourie checked and Detamore bet 200,000. Khourie gently tapped his fist on the table and then mucked his hand.
Jeremy Detamore and Bill Khourie have been playing heads up in the last several pots.
Detamore opened a hand for 55,000 and Khourie called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Khourie bet 60,000. Detamore called. The river was the and Khourie bet 115,000. Detamore folded.
On another hand, Khourie limped the button and Detamore raised, making it 75,000 to go. Khourie called. When the flop came Khourie check-folded to Detamore's c-bet.
Bill Khourie is picking up a few small pots, he just won three in a row:
Hand #1: Jeremy Detamore raised preflop to 55,000 and Khourie called. The flop came and Khourie checked to Detamore. Detamore bet 60,000 and Khourie called. Both players checked the remaining streets and Khourie won the hand with , giving him two pair, jacks and threes.
Hand #2: Khourie raised from the small blind to 50,000 and Detamore defended. The flop was . Khourie led for 55,000 and Detamore folded.
Hand #3: Khourie raised to 50,000 again and this time Joe Ebanks defended the big blind. The players checked all the way down on a board that ran out and Khourie won the pot with a pair of twos, .
Joe Ebanks has more than half the chips in play with three left. He has the chips to call most of the all ins and he has done so two hands in a row.
On this hand it was Greg Yeager who Ebanks sent home. Yeager got all in preflop with for 267,000. Ebanks called with . If you haven't already guess what the flop looked like here it is, and, as if that weren't enough, the turn was the . The river was no help to Yeager who ends the tournament in fourth place.
Jeff Gregg shoved all in for 380,000 and Joe Ebanks called.
This time Ebanks was behind with against the of Gregg. However, Ebanks has been running super hot and the flop came in his favor when a king hit. When the board was completed , Ebanks had busted yet another player.