Shamus
Jonas Klausen has recovered rapidly after losing that big pot to Steven Bradbury.
Klausen raised to 80,000 from the hijack seat, and Andrew Youngblood, sitting in the cutoff reraised to 220,000. It folded back to Klausen who made the call.
The flop came . Klausen checked, and Youngblood spent some time counting chips before finally betting 295,000. Klausen promptly moved all in, and Youngblood just as quickly folded.
Klausen is back to 2.85 million after that one, with Youngblood slipping back to 453,000.
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Steven Bradbury
From early position, the aggressive Jonas Klausen opened the pot again, raising to 80,000. Action came all the way around to the big blind where Steven Bradbury made the call to see the flop.
It showed up , and Bradbury took the betting lead. He pushed 125,000 chips into the pot, and Klausen wasted little time calling.
The turn card was the . Bradbury wasn't letting up; he put 150,000 more chips into the pot. Klausen took just a half of a beat longer to think this time, but he called once again.
The last card off was the . Without delay, Bradbury made his move, shoving all in for 555,000. Klausen now went deep into the tank. As Bradbury peered over his glasses at his foe across the table, Klausen cut out the calling chips and counted down his remaining stack. He held the matching 555,000 chips in his hand and glanced up to see Bradbury's unceasing gaze. Finally, he plunked the call into the pot.
Bradbury could hardly wait to show , rivering the absolute nuts. Unable to show anything better than that, Klausen sent his cards into the muck. It's a good thing he could survive a big hit like this, because Bradbury has just taken more than 800,000 of his chips.
Shamus
Eric DeFontes - 9th Place
Jonas Klausen raised to 80,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Eric DeFontes in the big blind who pushed all in for a total of 359,000. Klausen made the call.
DeFontes
Klausen
The flop came , and now DeFontes had the lead. The turn was the , and DeFontes was looking for a four to survive. But the river brought the , and DeFontes is out in 9th place.
Klausen pushes past the 3 million-chip mark on that one, about twice what his nearest foe, Eric Baldwin, currently has.
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Jonas Klausen
First in from the cutoff seat, Jonas Klausen raised it up to 80,000. He found action from the big blind where James Taylor made the call.
Heads up then, the flop came down , and both men checked. The turn brought the . Taylor took control of the pot now, betting out 115,000. Klausen flat-called. The river was the . Taylor now gave up the betting lead, passing over to his opponent. Klausen slowly stacked out 340,000 chips and slid them into the middle. After a long soak in the think tank, Taylor thought better and let his hand go.
Shamus
With nine players left, here's what the stacks look like at the moment:
Jonas Klausen -- 2,535,000
Eric Baldwin -- 1,586,000
Benjamin Scholl -- 1,075,000
Steven Bradbury -- 942,000
Andrew Youngblood -- 895,000
James Taylor -- 859,000
Martin Jacobson -- 686,000
Roland de Wolfe -- 419,000
Eric DeFontes -- 385,000
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Now that we're down to the official final table, the table and cameras need to be set up for nine-handed play. We expect to break for about 20 minutes before returning for the run to the bracelet.
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Young Phan - 10th Place
Young Phan opened from under the gun by pushing all in for 250,000, and the table folded around to Benjamin Scholl who made the call. The blinds folded, and the players opened their hands:
Phan
Scholl
The flop came , giving Phan an open-ended straight draw, but he didn't want to see a heart. The turn brought the , and Phan was down to one card.
The river was the , and Phan is eliminated in 10th place. That hand takes Scholl up over 1,000,000.
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In a battle of the blinds, Benjamin Scholl raised from the small blind, making it 80,000 to go. In the big, Steven Bradbury made the call, and it was heads up to the flop.
It brought , and both men checked. The turn card came the . Scholl checked again, and Bradbury figured now was the time to bet 100,000. Scholl was having none of it though, check-raising all in over the top. After some brief deliberation, Bradbury gave it up.
. Klausen checked, and Youngblood spent some time counting chips before finally betting 295,000. Klausen promptly moved all in, and Youngblood just as quickly folded.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, and Bradbury took the betting lead. He pushed 125,000 chips into the pot, and Klausen wasted little time calling.
. Bradbury wasn't letting up; he put 150,000 more chips into the pot. Klausen took just a half of a beat longer to think this time, but he called once again.
. Without delay, Bradbury made his move, shoving all in for 555,000. Klausen now went deep into the tank. As Bradbury peered over his glasses at his foe across the table, Klausen cut out the calling chips and counted down his remaining stack. He held the matching 555,000 chips in his hand and glanced up to see Bradbury's unceasing gaze. Finally, he plunked the call into the pot.
, and now DeFontes had the lead. The turn was the 
, and DeFontes was looking for a four to survive. But the river brought the 
, and both men checked. The turn brought the 
. Taylor took control of the pot now, betting out 115,000. Klausen flat-called. The river was the 
. Taylor now gave up the betting lead, passing over to his opponent. Klausen slowly stacked out 340,000 chips and slid them into the middle. After a long soak in the think tank, Taylor thought better and let his hand go.
, giving Phan an open-ended straight draw, but he didn't want to see a heart. The turn brought the 
, and Phan was down to one card.
, and Phan is eliminated in 10th place. That hand takes Scholl up over 1,000,000.
. Scholl checked again, and Bradbury figured now was the time to bet 100,000. Scholl was having none of it though, check-raising all in over the top. After some brief deliberation, Bradbury gave it up.
