George Danzer opened the button to 8,000 and Scott Clements three-bet to 23,000 from the big blind. Danzer made the call as the dealer fanned a flop and Clements continued for 29,000.
Danzer bumped it up with a raise to 90,000 and Clements moved all in with Danzer snap-calling for his 286,500 total.
Danzer:
Clements:
With Danzer in the lead, the on the turn gave Clements out to any ace, jack or seven, but when the landed on the river, he slipped to 99,000 as Danzer doubled through to 621,000 in chips.
George Danzer raised the button and Scott Clements three-bet to 24,000. Danzer called as both players drew two with the German betting and Clements calling. Clements drew two again and check-called a bet from Danzer after he drew one.
Both players drew one on the final draw and action was checked.
Clements tabled his and scooped the pot from Danzer to take the lead.
Play has began in this heads-up match, and someone will be winning their third WSOP bracelet.
Danzer has two WSOP bracelets this year ($10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and $10,000 Razz) while Clements won his in 2006 and 2007 ($3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo and $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha).
Jonathan Duhamel went all in on the button for 1,000 and Scott Clements called in the small blind as George Danzer checked. Clements bet out on each street before check-calling on the last.
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Duhamel
3
2
2
Clements
2
1
Pat
Danzer
3
2
1
Danzer tabled his and both Clements and Duhamel mucked as the Canadian collected AU$34,291 for his efforts.
For the record ... that is now four eliminations within five hands!
On the second hand of 2-7 Triple Draw, Ismael Bojang opened to 16,000 and Jonathan Duhamel made it 24,000 with Scott Clements and Bojang both calling. Duhamel drew one while the other two drew two and action was checked.
Bojang and Duhamel drew one as Clements drew two and bet as both Duhamel and Bojang called. The final draw saw Bojang stand pat, Duhamel take one and Clements take two as he bet out 16,000. Bojang called all in for 2,500 and Duhamel folded for his last 1,000.
Clements tabled his and Bojang showed a jack-low and folded to be eliminated in 4th place - the third elimination within four hands.
Sam Khouiss had the bring-in and Scott Clements completed. Khouiss raised, Clements re-raised and Khouiss called all-in as both player's boards ran out as follows:
Khouiss: / /
Clements: / /
With Khouiss unable to improve against Clements' flush, the Australian was eliminated in 6th place for an AU$13,310 payday.