Event #66: $777 Lucky Sevens No-Limit Hold'em

Action folds to John Gallaher who moves all-in for just over 950,000 from the cutoff. Matt Matros seems interested in the small blind but eventually folds. 

Gallaher takes in the small pot to move over the 1,000,000 chip mark. 

Faraz Jaka raises to 170,000 under-the-gun, and David Yu calls from the small blind. Matt Matros takes his big blind back, and then announces "570," for a raise to 570,000. Jaka and Yu both fold.

Matt Matros - 3,390,000

Matt Matros opens to 160,000 from middle position and Jeffrey Dobrin calls in the hijack. John Gallaher defends his big blind to send three players to the flop. 

Gallaher checks the     flop and Matros throws out a bet of 275,000. Dobrin calls and Gallaher folds, meaning action is heads up to the turn. 

Both players then check to a showdown after the   falls on the turn and the   pairs the board on the river. 

Matros tables    and it's good enough to take down the pot. 

Matros is now playing just over 2,600,000 while Dobrin is down slightly, playing 4,500,000. 

John Armbrust opens to 175,000 from the hijack and Matt Matros defends his big blind to see the flop.

He then check-calls a bet of 225,000 on a board of    .

Matros checks for a second time after the   falls on the turn, with Armbrust continuing with a bet of 275,000. Matros calls to see the river.

The   pairs the board while also completing a potential flush draw. Matros checks for a third time.

Armbrust takes a few moments to think, shooting a few glances towards his opponent, before throwing out a bet of 425,000.

While Matros' flop and turn calls were done fairly quickly, this one took some time, as Matros thought for nearly a minute and a half before calling, only to be shown Armbrust's   .

Matros taps the table before folding, as he's now down to 2,200,000.

Armbrust on the other hand is trending in the opposite direction, as he's playing just over 3,100,000 after getting three streets of value from the former bracelet winner.

John Gallaher opens to 210,000 from under the gun and David Yu calls in middle position. The table folds to John Zimmerman, who calls in the small blind, leaving himself just over 500,000 behind. The big blind folds to send three players to the flop. 

Zimmerman checks the     flop, with Gallaher continuing for 450,000. 

Yu, who has both players well covered, goes into the tank for close to a minute and a half before announcing himself "all-in". 

Zimmerman quickly folds and Gallaher, goes into his own tank for another minute, before eventually folding, leaving himself with just over 1,000,000 in front of him. 

David Yu gets pushed the pot and is now hovering near the 4,500,000 mark. 

Jeffrey Dobrin raises to 170,000 from the button. Bao Nguyen calls in the small blind, and Connor Berkowitz calls in the big blind. Both blinds check on the     flop. Dobrin bets 205,000, and Nguyen shoves all-in for a total of 990,000. Berkowitz folds quickly, but Dobrin calls.

Bao Nguyen   
Jeffrey Dobrin   

Nguyen has the best hand, but Dobrin has a lot of outs. The   turn doesn't change anything. The   river gives Dobrin a straight, and Nguyen is eliminated in tenth place.

The players are on a ten-minute break to get everything ready for the official final table. Stay tuned for exact chipcounts, and hand-for-hand coverage.