Jesus Bertoli had been nursing the short stack for quite some time and he finally found a spot to stick it in. Looking down at , he moved his last 85,000 into the middle, and monster stack Ryan Fee put him to the test, making the call for just a fraction of his stack.
Showdown:
Bertoli:
Fee:
To nobody's surprise, the flop showed up , giving Fee top two pair and leaving Bertoli looking for two running help cards. The turn and river came and respectively though, and Fee claimed yet another victim.
Ryan Fee has been walking on water for the last two hours, knocking out the last three players in dramatic fashion. With that said, it seems that Bertoli could do nothing to prevent the inevitable, getting it all in against the guy who can't miss. For his work, Jesus Bertoli will pocket an $80,603 prize.
Andrew Chen and Ryan Fee got tangled up in a big way preflop, resulting in all of Chen's 325,000 chips going into the middle. He was matched by Fee, putting a pot of over 650,000 chips on the line! With no further betting action, and Chen at risk, the hands were tabled.
Showdown:
Chen:
Fee:
The flop was a good miss for Fee as it rolled out . Chen hated it, and began to back away from the table, shaking his head.
As if he knew what was coming, Chen watched the dealer turn the , making Fee's straight. Chen could only stay alive with one of the two remaining eights for a chop. The river was a useless though, and Andrew Chen became just another notch on Ryan Fee's belt.
Emcee Humberto Brenes went over to Andrew Chen to offer some consolation, as the newly-eliminated player was clearly dejected. Hopefully picking up a check for more than $60,000 will do a little bit for the pain.
After a pre-flop raising war, Jeff Petronack moved all in for a total of 297,000. Ryan Fee was his opponent in the hand, and asked, "You're all in? I call!" Fee had his man covered, so it was Petronack whose tournament was on the line.
Showdown:
Petronack:
Fee:
The two men stood and shook hands, complimenting each other's cards. They were seemingly poised for a chop.
But it was not meant to be for Petronack. Ryan Fee hit a miracle flop as the dealer spread , giving him the ace-high flush and leaving his opponent drawing dead to a running straight flush chop.
There would be no chop for Petronack though.
The dealer ripped off the on the turn, giving Fee the unbeatable spade Royal Flush! To make things even more dramatic, the river brought the , putting a straight flush on board and giving Fee the top seven cards in the deck!
Jeff Petronack put on a good show today, moving his chip stack up steadily until he finally met his demise. For his efforts, he will cash a check for $43,960. Not too shabby for three days of work.
With the betting folded around to him in late position, Claus Rasmussen moved all in for a total of about 115,000. Jesus Bertoli folded, but Joel "JMPRODIGY" Micka quickly called, putting Rasmussen's tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown:
Rasmussen:
Micka:
Rasmussen found a pair on the flop, but could not improve further as the board ran out . Failing to get over the hump, Claus Rasmussen becomes the second victim of this final table, taking home more than $34,000 for his three-day effort.
From early position, Joel Micka came in raising to 29,000. Next to act was Jeff Petronack, and he announced a reraise to 80,000. When it came back to Micka, he looked to have a tough decision, rubbing his face with his hands and glancing around the table. After a minute or two, he brought the big stick, moving all in against his lone opponent.
"I don't think I can call, but can I get a count?" asked Petronack. Micka's total amount was 285,000, and true to his word, Petronack could not call. He let his hand go, taking a step back to 315,000. Micka, meanwhile, has overtaken him, sitting now with 380,000.