Hand #23: Justin Liberto raised to 400,000 from the button and Barny Boatman reraised to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Liberto called and they went heads up to the flop. Boatman continued with a bet of 1,000,000 and Liberto quickly folded.
Hand #24: Manuel Ruivo raised to 450,000 and Liberto reraised to 1,240,000 from the cutoff. Ruivo folded and Liberto took the pot.
Hand #25: Michael Souza moved all in for 2,120,000 from early position and it folded to Joe McKeehen in the big blind. McKeehen called turning over and Souza showed .
The dealer fanned the flop and Souza rail erupted in chants of "freeroll" as Souza flopped the nut flush draw. The turn was no help to Souza but the hit the river. Souza improved to the nut flush to double through the chip leader McKeehen.
Hand #18: Sam Razavi raised to 450,000 from the button and Arne Kern called from the small blind.
The flop came and Kern check-called a bet of 285,000 from Razavi.
The turn brought the and Kern checked. Razavi bet 790,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #19: Joe McKeehen raised from the button to put both players in the blinds to a decision for their entire stacks. They folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #20: Justin Liberto raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Joe McKeehen three-bet to 1.45 million from the cutoff, and Liberto folded.
Hand #21: Michael Souza raised to 550,000 from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #22: Action folded around to the blinds and Justin Liberto shoved from the small, putting Ralph Massey to a decision for his stack. Massey folded and Liberto took the pot.
Hand #14: Sam Razavi raised to 385,000 from early position. Justin Liberto reraised to 1,280,000 from the small blind and Razavi moved all in for 4,670,000. Liberto folded and Razavi took it down without showdown.
Hand #15: Joe McKeehen raised to 350,000 from early position. Michael Souza reraised to 800,000 and McKeehen folded.
Hand #16: McKeehen raised to 350,000 from under the gun and Liberto called from the cutoff. Barny Boatman reraised to 1,090,000 from the small blind and both players folded.
Hand #17: Michael Souza raised to 385,000 from early position and Sam Razavi called from the small blind. Joe McKeehen called from the big blind and they went three handed to the flop. Razavi checked and McKeehen bet 650,000.
Souza called and they went heads up to the turn. McKeehen fired out a bet of 2,120,000 and Souza folded.
Hand #10: Michael Souza raised to 400,000 from early position and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #11: Joe McKeehen raised to 350,000 from the button and Michael Souza called from the big blind.
The flop came and Souza checked. McKeehen bet 300,000 and Souza folded.
Hand #12: Arne Kern shoved from the button for 1.71 million and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #13: Arne Kern jammed from the cutoff for 2.09 million and Michael Souza called from the small blind to put him at risk.
Arne Kern:
Michael Souza:
Souza had the lead preflop and Kern needed to improve to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out to give Kern the winning flush for the double-up.
Hand #8: Justin Liberto raised to 320,000 from the cutoff and Barny Boatman called from the small blind. With the action on Sam Razavi in the big blind he moved all in for 4,077,000 and both players quickly folded.
Hand #9: Michael Souza raised to 385,000 from early positon and Manuel Ruivo reraised to 1,140,000 next to act. It folded back to Souza who folded and Ruivo took the pot.
Hand #7: Sean Marshall moved all in for 2,770,000 from middle position. It folded to Barny Boatman in the big blind who called and the hands were shown.
Barny Boatman:
Sean Marshall:
The board ran out and Boatman's pocket jacks held up to earn him the pot and the knockout. Marshall finishes ninth and earns $104,987 for his efforts.
Hand #1: Barny Boatman raised to 350,000 from the cutoff, Joe McKeehen three-bet to 1.05 million from the small blind, and Boatman folded.
Hand #2: Joe McKeehen raised to 350,000 from the button, Sean Marshall three-bet shoved for 3.71 million, and McKeehen folded.
Hand #3: Manuel Ruivo raised to 360,000 under the gun and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #4: Sean Marshall raised to 350,000 from the cutoff and Manuel Ruivo called from the big blind.
The flop came and Ruivo check-called a bet of 180,000 from Marshall. The turn brought the and Ruivo checked. Marshall bet 350,000 and Ruivo called.
The fell on the river and Ruivo checked. Marshall bet again, 650,000 this time, and Ruivo called. Marshall showed a king, Ruivo mucked, and Marshall took the pot with kings full.
Hand #5: Michael Souza raised to 380,000 from the button, Manuel Ruivo called from the small blind, and Justin Liberto three-bet to 1.56 million from the big blind. Souza folded and Ruivo called.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the and Ruivo bet 1.38 million. Liberto called.
The river was the and Ruivo checked. Liberto bet 2.04 million, sending Ruivo into the tank. He folded after about half a minute and Liberto took the pot.
Hand #6: Sam Razavi raised 365,000 from early position and won the pot uncontested.