Hand #42: In the first hand back from the break, Max Kruse moved all in from the small blind and Joseph Cheong made a quick call from the big. Kruse drew one and Cheong stood pat with .
Kruse showed that he was drawing very live with , but he squeezed out his last card to see paint. It was a , which meant the German striker wouldn't be capturing this championship title. Instead he has to settle for third place and $36,494 in prize money.
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Hand #38: Max Kruse raised to 13,000 from the small blind, Joseph Cheong called from the big, and then both players drew one. Kruse checked, as did Cheong, and then both players showed that they had paired. Kruse's was lower though, so he won the pot.
Hand #39: Steven Wolansky received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #40: Kruse raised to 15,000 under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #41: Cheong opened for 15,000 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 38,000 by Christopher Mecklin in the small blind. Kruse flatted in the big, Cheong four-bet to 95,000, and Mecklin moved in for 110,000. Cheong called and Kruse got out of the way.
Mecklin drew one and Cheong stood pat. Mecklin was drawing to an and drew a , but he had been drawing dead as Cheong was dealt the a perfect . Mecklin took his leave in fourth place and walks away with $24,908.
Hand #31: Joseph Cheong raised to 15,000 from the small blind, Steven Wolansky called from the big, and then both players drew one. Cheong led out for 20,000 and Wolansky folded.
Hand #32: Max Kruse raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and then called when Christopher Mecklin three-bet to 42,000 from the big blind. Both players drew one and then checked. Mecklin tabled and Kruse mucked.
Hand #33: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,000 from the button and Kruse called from the big blind. Kruse drew one and then checked when Wolansky stood pat. Wolansky bet 22,000 and Kruse called only to muck when his opponent rolled over .
Hand #34: Christopher Mecklin raised to 15,000 on the button and took down the blinds.
Hand #35: Cheong opened for 15,000 from the small blind and then folded when Wolansky three-bet to 77,000 from the big blind.
Hand #36: Kruse raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Mecklin defended from the big blind, and the both players drew one. It went check-check and Kruse won the pot with a low.
Hand #37: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,000 from the button and Max Kruse called from the big blind. Both players drew one and then checked. Wolansky showed and it was good.
Hand #25: Joseph Cheong raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Max Kruse called. Both players drew one, and then both players checked. Kruse showed that he had made a pair of tens, which meant Cheong, who had made a pair of fours, had the better low.
Hand #26: Max Kruse raised to 15,000 from the small blind and Joseph Cheong defended from the big. Kruse stood pat and then checked after Cheong drew two. Cheong bet 30,000 and Kruse folded while showing a jack.
Hand #27: Max Kruse raised to 15,000 on the button and took down the blinds.
Hand #28: Steven Wolansky raised to 14,000 from the small blind but folded when Christopher Mecklin pushed back with a three-bet to 44,000 from the big.
Hand #29: Steven Wolansky raised to 13,000 from the button and took down the blinds.
Hand #30: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Cheong defended from the big blind. Both players drew one and then Cheong check-called a bet of 16,000. Wolansky tabled and Cheong mucked.
Hand #20: Joseph Cheong raised to 14,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #21: Christopher Mecklin raised to 13,000 in the small blind and took down the pot.
Hand #22: Max Kruse raised to 15,000 in the small blind and Joseph Cheong three-bet to 41,000 in the big blind. Kruse called and drew one, while Cheong stood pat.
Both checked and Kruse took the pot with .
Hand #23: Steven Wolansky received a walk.
Hand #24: Joseph Cheong raised to 14,000 on the button and Steven Wolansky called from the small blind. Each player drew one, checked and Wolansky took the pot with a -low.
Hand #17: Steven Wolansky raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #18: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,000 under the gun and Joseph Cheong defended the big blind. Both players drew one and then checked. Wolansky tabled a jack-low and Cheong mucked.
Hand #19: Orjan Skommo moved all in from the button for his last 33,000 and Joseph Cheong called from the small blind. Steven Wolansky folded the big and then Cheong drew one while Skommo took two.
Cheong showed he was drawing to a , and he ended up drawing a . Skommo was drawing to an , and while the he drew looked good, the was not as it paired his hand. Cheong's queen-low was good and Skommo hit the rail in fifth place for $17,445.
Hand #11: Orjan Skommo opened for 12,000 from the hijack and then folded when Joseph Cheong three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff.
Hand #12: Christopher Mecklin raised to 13,000 from the button, Max Kruse called from the small blind, and then Kruse stood pat. Mecklin drew one and then both players checked. Kruse tabled and it was good as Mecklin mucked.
Hand #13: Steven Wolansky raised to 12,000 and Max Kruse and Joseph Cheong called from the button and big blind, respectively. Each of the players drew one card, and then Cheong checked to Wolansky, who bet 22,000. Kruse folded, and Cheong called with . Wolansky mucked.
Hand #14: Christopher Mecklin was first to act and raised to 14,000, which won him the pot.
Hand #15: Joseph Cheong raised to 13,000 on the button and took down the blinds.
Hand #16: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,500 and Max Kruse defended from the big blind. Kruse drew one, Wolansky stood pat, and Kruse checked. Wolansky bet 14,000 and Kruse called with a . It was good as Wolansky flashed a jack-low before mucking.
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, but he squeezed out his last card to see paint. It was a 
, which meant the German striker wouldn't be capturing this championship title. Instead he has to settle for third place and $36,494 in prize money.
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