Dan Shak Eliminated in 2nd Place ($202,142)
One of those "big" PLO hands was bound to come up sooner or later in this heads-up math between Dan Shak and Chris Bell. It finally came in Level 28. Bell limped his button and Shak checked the big blind. Shak had first action on a flop of and checked over to Bell, who bet 100,000. Shak then raised pot, to 460,000 total.
Bell showed a penchant for taking his time to think through many of his decisions heads-up and this one was no different. After about 40 seconds he called, and once again the feature table set became very, very quiet. The turn paired the board and put three hearts out. Shak bet pot, Bell was all in and Shak called!
Shak: , the nut flush and a low draw
Bell: , a full house
With Bell having made a full house, Shak would need a 3, 4, 5 or 6 on the river in order to secure a low and chop the pot. The river fell to finally eliminate Dan Shak and secure the win for Chris Bell. Gavin Smith, who won a bracelet last night and has been sweating this final table most of the night, gave Bell a huge hug while Shak went to his railbirds for solace. He'll leave with $202,142 in prize money.