Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:39 PM Local Time
William Davis made a preflop raise and was called by Sean Nguyen. When the flop fell , Nguyen led out only to be raised by Davis. Nguyen made the call. The struck the turn and Nguyen fired a bet once again. This time Davis merely called. The river was the and the action went check-check.
Davis tabled the which was enough to scoop the pot and boost his stack to 960,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:31 PM Local Time
| William Davis | 945,000 | 735,000  |
| Sean Nguyen | 620,000 | 0  |
| Craig Laben | 325,000 | 0 |
| Matthew Elsby | 300,000 | 0 |
| Thomas Jamieson | 215,000 | 0 |
| Mitch Schock | 210,000 | 0 |
| Harrison Wilder | 200,000 | 0 |
| John Myung | 160,000 | 0 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:22 PM Local Time
It wasn't long after Scott Clements lost the last pot to Sean Nguyen that he succumbed to William Davis in ninth place.
The action folded around to Clements who came in with a raise before Davis three-bet it from next door. All the others got out of the way before Clements committed the rest of his stack into the middle. Davis snap-called.
Davis:
Clements:
Davis picked up a set after the flop of , but Clements caught a glimmer of hope on the turn of the . It wasn't to be - the river was the - and thjat was it for Clements, who received from the sum of $15,281 from the cage. Not too shabby.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:22 PM Local Time
We had a ton of action pre flop when Thomas Jamieson opened up the betting with a raise. Harrison Wilder called, Sean Nguyen three bet, Scott Clements four bet, Nguyen five bet, and Clements called.
The flop ran out . Nguyen bet and Clements called. The turn brought the . Nguyen bet and Clements called. The river brought the .
Nguyen bet again and Clements folded showing the . Nguyen then showed the . This brought Clements down to 65,000
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:17 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air!
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:16 PM Local Time
The remaining nine players have been trading chips left, right and center, but Mitch Schock fans would be pleased to know that he's scored some more chips through William Davis.
Schock came in with a raise from late position, but Davis three-bet it from the big blind. Schock called, then called Davis' opening bets on the flop of and the turn of the .
Davis then elected to check-fold to Schock after the dealer produced the on the river. Davis is now up to 240,000; Davis is down, but still well out in front, with 870,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:12 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 0
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:03 PM Local Time
Mitch Schock has found himself on the wrong end of Sean Nguyen's trips to slip to just 140,000 in chips as the action continues nine-handed at this final table.
Schock opened with a raise out of the cutoff, but Nguyen three-bet it from the button, forcing the blinds out of the way before Schock called to go heads-up to a flop of . Schock check-called Nguyen's bet after the flop, then check-called Nguyen on both the turn of the and the river of the .
Nguyen rolled over for flopped trips and Schock, naturally, was quite surprised. You thought we were going to say "shocked" didn't you? Dang it, we just did.
Nguyen's stack is looking a little healthier now, as he's up to 430,000 and change.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 5:02 PM Local Time
John Myung has been nursing his stack for quite a while at this final table but we caught him in a hand with Craig Laben.
Myung raised from middle position and Laben called from the big blind. The flop ran out . Laben bet and Myung called. The turn brought the . Laben led out again and Myung flat called.
The showed up on the river. Laben bet again and Myung called.
Laben flipped up for trip queens. He now sits with 330,000 chips and Myung dropped down to 150,000 in chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:50 PM Local Time
... we've got some more updated chip counts for you!
| William Davis | 800,000 | 177,000 |
| Harrison Wilder | 400,000 | -72,000 |
| Matthew Elsby | 360,000 | 195,000 |
| Mitch Schock | 330,000 | -15,000 |
| Sean Nguyen | 280,000 | -88,000 |
| Thomas Jamieson | 275,000 | 25,000 |
| Craig Laben | 225,000 | 55,000 |
| John Myung | 170,000 | 0 |
| Scott Clements | 160,000 | -83,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:46 PM Local Time
Sean Nguyen was involved in a hand when Mitch Schock raised pre flop, Nguyen three bet, Schock four bet, and Nguyen called.
The flop ran out . Schock bet and Nguyen raised all in for his remaining chips. Schock called.
Nguyen:
Schock:
The turn came the and the river the .
Nguyen is up to 190,000 and Schock sits with around 420,000 in chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:44 PM Local Time
Thomas Jamieson has been relatively quiet at this final table, but he's just scored a double-up through Scott Clements to move back up to more than 250,000 in chips.
The action folded to Clements who flatted out of the cutoff, only to see Jamieson raise out of the small blind. Clements came back with a reraise, Jamieson four-bet it and Clements called before calling Jamieson's opening bet on the flop of .
On the turn of the , Jamieson opened, Clements raised and then Jamieson called all-in, quickly showing against Clements' .
Needing any ace or king, the river was the , and we can safely say that that wasn't one of the six outs he was looking for. Clements is down to 243,000 in chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:37 PM Local Time
Craig Laben is now on a rush of sorts, moving to 250,000 in chips after winning a pot off Scott Clements.
The action folded to Mitch Schock who raised from late position; he found two callers in the form of Laben from the cutoff, as well as Clements from the button, to make it three-handed to a flop that read .
All three players checked the flop, so it was off to the turn, which was the . Schock and Laben checked to Clements who bet, but Laben was the only caller, making it heads-up to the river of the .
Laben checked, Clements bet again and Laben called, showing down for nothing but air, but it was better than Clements' !
With that, Clements is down to 380,000 in chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:37 PM Local Time
Matthew Elsby and Sean Nguyen were involved in a hand together when Elsby raised in late position. Nguyen three bet and Elsby called. The flop ran out . Elsby checked after the flop, Nguyen bet, Elsby raised, Nguyen three bet, and Elsby four bet.
The showed up on the turn. Elsby bet and Nguyen called. Elsby then moved all in dark before the river.
The river came the . Nguyen folded and Elsby grew his stack to 250,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:25 PM Local Time
Craig Laben has just scored a much-needed double-up in the first hand after the break, courtesy of Matthew Elsby.
Laben raised from early position and the action folded around to Elsby who reraised it from the blinds. Laben four-bet it, but Elsby came back with a five-bet. Laben called, leaving only 10,000 behind, which he threw in after Elsby checked to him on the flop of .
Elsby called, tabling , with his overpair still ahead of Laben, who had hit top pair with . To Elsby's disgust, the spiked on the turn, and if that wasn't enough, a repeat appeared on the river to fill Laben up for the double-up.
Elsby is still shaking his head in disbelief as he looks down at his stack, now only worth 165,000 in chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:17 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:05 PM Local Time
| William Davis | 623,000 | -152,000 |
| Scott Clements | 480,000 | 100,000 |
| Harrison Wilder | 472,000 | -78,000 |
| Sean Nguyen | 368,000 | -2,000 |
| Mitch Schock | 345,000 | -65,000 |
| Matthew Elsby | 248,000 | 13,000 |
| Thomas Jamieson | 185,000 | 55,000 |
| John Myung | 170,000 | -75,000 |
| Craig Laben | 85,000 | -15,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 3:58 PM Local Time
The players have just left the table for a twenty minute break. Action will pick up again with the remaining nine players after the break.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 3:57 PM Local Time
Scott Clements raised from under the gun and it folded around to Sean Nguyen in the big blind, who made the call. The flop fell . Nguyen check-called Clements' flop bet and we were off to the turn.
The turn brought the and Nguyen checked once again. Clements threw out a bet and was check-raised by Nguyen. This didn't stop Clements however, as he thew out a three-bet. Nguyen made the call.
The hit the river and the action went check-check. Nguyen tabled for a straight, but Clements flipped up the for a higher straight. This hand knocked Nguyen down to 230,000 as Clements climbs to 420,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 3:56 PM Local Time
Bill Davis has chipped up to 775,000 chips so far at the final table.
In one hand Davis called a raise from Sean Nguyen pre flop. The board ran out . Nguyen bet and Davis called. The showed up on the turn and Nguyen bet again and David called. The river came the with both players checking.
Nguyen showed and Davis showed .
Davis was involved in another big hand right after when he flopped a set of Kings against Scott Clements. Davis now sits with 775,000 chips in front of him.