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David Funkhauser opened the action with a raise from middle position to 42,000 and found calls from Joe Kuether in the small blind and Ryan Gentry in the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked to see the 
turn. Kuether checked once again before Gentry put in a bet worth 60,000. Funkhauser made the call while Kuether got out of the way.
The river was the 
and this time Gentry led for 125,000. Funkhauser thought about it for a minute or two before tossing his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
935,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
866,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
, and Bratene took his time to decide. Eventually, he shoved all in for about 250,000, and Deeb thought for about 30 seconds before open folding 
.
split with the 
of Ryan Gentry.
of Deeb. However, when the flop came 
, Plache checked and Kuether continued for 125,000. Plache thought about his decision for a bit before letting go of his hand.
, and Deeb checked to Kuether, who put out a bet of 165,000. Deeb thought for about 30 seconds before folding, giving the pot to Kuether.
and Cronin picked up a flush draw. The turn was the 
. He would still need one of the two remaining jacks in the deck to win, but the hand ended on the turn, when it came the 
, and Plache collected the pot to get us to our official final table.