Eric Buchman and Brent Courson are now heads up for the bracelet! Here's the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
970,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Steven Hustoft busts out in third place.
After a pre-flop raising war, Steven Hustoft and Eric Buchman went to see the 
flop. With only 50,000 chips, Hustoft was all in on the flop.
Showdown
Hustoft: 
Buchman: 
The turn card was a safe 
, but the 
fell on the river giving Buchman the straight.
Steven Hustoft is the third-place finisher and took home over $90,000.
Since coming back from dinner break it's been the Eric Buchman show. He finally lost a post after steam rolling the other players for a solid 20 minutes of action.
Buchman raised the button before Brent Courson reraised from the small blind. Buchman called and the two took a flop of 
. Courson bet and Buchman made the call. The turn brought the 
and Courson bet again. Buchman called before the dealer plaxced the on the river. Both players checked.
Buchman mucked his hand after Courson tabled the 
, finally losing a pot and giving up some chips.
On the flop of 
, Eric Buchman continued to apply pressure to his opponents by firing a bet, this time into Brent Courson. Courson raised and Buchman called. The turn brought the 
and Buchman checked. Courson fired a bet and Buchman then raised. Courson folded and the Buchman train picked up some more steam.
Brent Courson opened the pot on the button with a raise and Steven Hustoft reraised it from the small blind. Courson called. The flop ran out 
and Courson called a bet from Hustoft.
The turn card was the 
and Hustoft ended up all in. Courson called and tabled 
. Hustoft was in the lead with the 
, for two pair. The 
on the river didn't change anything and Hustoft doubled up. He now has 600,000 chips.
On the next hand following Flavio Ferrari's bust out, there was a dead small blind and Steven HUstoft raised from under the gun. Eric Buchman reraised from the button and Hustoft called.
The flop came down 
and Hustoft bet out. Buchman called. The turn added the 
to the board and both players checked. The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked again.
Buchman tabled pocket tens after Hustoft showed queen high and won the pot. He's really cruising now.
Action folded to Eric Buchman in the small blind and he raised. Flavio Ferrari reraised from the big blind and was all in. Buchman made the call. He held the 
and Ferrari held a dominating .
The flop came down 
and nailed Buchman's seven to put him in the lead. The turn was the and no help for Ferrari, who would need an ace on the river to stay alive. The river completed the board with the 
and that was it, Buchman earned the elimination of Ferrari to send the Italian home in fourth place.
In the third hand after the dinner break, Flavio Ferrari took a big hit.
Ferrari and Eric Buchman went heads up to the 
flop and Ferrari called a three-bet.
The turn brought the and Buchman check-raised Ferrari, who called. The river card was the and Ferrari called a bet from Buchman.
Buchman tabled 
for a full house, tens full of sevens, and took the pot. Ferrari slipped to 80,000. Buchman now has over one million chips.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
