Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

David Arsht raised in early position, and Al Barbieri defended his big blind. The flop came down    , and the fireworks went off. Barbieri bet out, and Arsht raised. Barbieri put in a third bet, and Arsht wasted little time in putting a fourth one out. Barbieri slammed the chips in for a call, and the turn was the  . From here, action slowed down. Barbieri check called a bet on the turn, and when the river came the  , both players checked.

Barbieri showed    for flopped two pair, and Arsht mucked his hand. After that pot, Barbieri creeped ahead of Arsht, as the two are the clear chip leaders five handed.

Al Barbieri	980,000	182,000
David Arsht	920,000	-280,000

Ben Landowski raised under the gun only to have David Arsht three-bet from the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Landowski called and it was heads-up action to the     flop. Landowski check-called a bet and then proceeded to do the same on the   turn and   river. Arsht rolled over    and it proved to be good as Landowski mucked, dropping to just 70,000 in the process.

On the very next hand, action folded to Donal Auger in the small blind and he raised. Landowski was in the big blind and three-bet all in with   . Auger made the call with    but was unable to catch as the board ran out      .

David Arsht	1,200,000	267,000
Donald Auger	510,000	-100,000
Ben Landowski	120,000	-372,000

The players are back from their dinner break, and the cards are in the air again.

Action started with Donald Auger, and he raised it up. Ben Landowski was next to act, and he put in a third bet. It folded back around to Auger, and he called. The flop came all jacks,    , and Auger bet out. Landowski beat him into the pot, and the exact same thing happened on the turn, the  , and the river, the  . When Auger was called on the river, he showed    for flopped quads, and Landowski chucked his cards into the muck.

After that hand, Auger is up to 605,000, while Landowski drops to 410,000.

Donald Auger	605,000	295,000
Ben Landowski	410,000	-215,000

Al Barbieri started the action by raising in the cutoff, and Alex Queen three bet on the button. It folded back to Barbieri, and he made the call. The flop came down    , and Barbieri check called a bet from Queen. The turn was the  , and Barbieri led out for 40,000. Queen had just a few thousand more, and he committed them to the pot. Barbieri called, and the cards were tabled.

Barbieri:   
Queen:   

The turn was a cooler card, as it gave Barbieri the straight, and Queen a set. Queen would need the board to pair to survive, but the river was the  . Queen will take home over $20,000 for his efforts, while Barbieri is now over 850,000.

Al Barbieri	860,000	160,000
Alex Queen	0	-280,000

After the elimination of Lori Kirgan, play has slowed down immensely. There is no extreme short stack, and there is no dominant chip leader, so for many of the pots, the chips are simply being moved around the table.

Action folded all the way around to David Arsht in the small blind, and he raised it up. Glenn Engelbert defended his big blind, and the flop came down    . Arsht led out, and Engelbert called. The turn brought the  , and Arsht bet out again, but this time, Engelbert raised. Arsht didn't slow down, putting out a third bet, and Engelbert called. The river was the  , and Arsht bet out one more time. Engelbert called, and could only shake his head when Arsht showed    for a flopped set.

That pot gives Arsht the chip lead with 670,000, and an interesting note is that while Arsht is the oldest player at the final table, he has been the most aggressive of anyone at the table. Arsht has been putting constant pressure on his opponent all day, and it's paying dividends for him now.

David Arsht	670,000	139,000
Glenn Engelbert	330,000	-234,000

Donald Auger raised from middle position and cleared the field all the way around to the short stack, Lori Kirgan, in the big blind. She put in a three-bet and then bet the     flop after Auger called. The latter called that bet, but then he folded when Kirgan bet her last 22,000 on the   turn.

Donald Auger	310,000	-30,000
Lori Kirgan	130,000	60,000