Monday, August 15, 2022 7:38 PM Local Time
Action folded to Matthew Wantman who raised all in for 2,875,000 from the small blind and Brett Bader snap-called from the big blind.
Matthew Wantman:
Brett Bader:
Wantman was dominated until the flop hit the felt pairing his seven, and the turn followed by the river secured his double-up.
Brett Bader - 26,500,000
Matthew Wantman - 6,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 7:27 PM Local Time
Amir Atabaki completed the small blind and Matthew Wantman checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Atabaki bet 375,000 and Wantman called.
The river was the and Atabaki bet 575,000 this time. Wantman thought about it but opted to fold.
Brett Bader - 28,600,000
Amir Atabaki - 7,800,000
Thong Ho - 6,500,000
Matthew Wantman - 3,750,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 7:18 PM Local Time
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:30 PM Local Time
The final four players will return from dinner in about 45 minutes at around 7:15 p.m.
Brett Bader - 28,725,000
Amir Atabaki - 8,465,000
Thong Ho - 5,225,000
Matthew Wantman - 4,800,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:29 PM Local Time
Brett Bader made it 500,000 first to act and David Dowdy jammed for 6,500,000 from the big blind.
Bader called and Dowdy was at risk with , up against Bader's .
The flop came , looking like Dowdy was going to get some chips back from Bader after doubling him up in the last hand. The turn was the though and Bader took back the lead with a straight. The river was the and Dowdy was eliminated in 5th place.
Brett Bader - 28,725,000
David Dowdy - Eliminated
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:29 PM Local Time
David Dowdy opened for 750,000 from under the gun only to have Brett Bader three-bet to 1,900,000 from the cutoff.
Action folded back to Dowdy who four-bet jammed and Bader called off his 11,100,000 stack.
Brett Bader:
David Dowdy:
Dowdy got caught as Bader held a premium hand and the flop didn't change a thing.
However, Bader's rollercoaster ride started after the dealer turned the to put Dowdy in the lead with a pair of kings only to have them peel off the on the river, giving Bader Broadway and secured him the massive double-up.
Brett Bader - 22,200,000
David Dowdy - 6,500,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:26 PM Local Time
David Dowdy raised to 750,000 from the cutoff and Amir Atabaki defended his big blind.
The flop came and Atabaki checked. Dowdy bet 1,000,000 and Atabaki check-jammed all in for 2,800,000. Dowdy asked for a count and eventually called.
Atabaki was at risk but ahead with for a pair of queens, up against Dowdy's . The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot Atabaki's way.
"All the short stacks are doubling," said Thong Ho. "Sir, you came back from 100K," laughed Atabaki as he stacked his chips.
Amir Atabaki - 7,450,000
David Dowdy - 17,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:23 PM Local Time
Action folded to Matthew Wantman who raised all in for 2,550,000 from the button and Brett Bader looked him up from the big blind.
Matthew Wantman:
Brett Bader:
Wantman was behind holding live suited cards and enjoyed the flop that paired his queen and gave him the spade flush draw.
The was of no consequence to Wantman and the that paired the board on the river secured his double-up.
Brett Bader - 8,800,000
Matthew Wantman - 5,100,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:13 PM Local Time
David Dowdy raised to 750,000 in first position and Brett Bader called next to act in the cutoff. Thong Ho snap moved all in for 6,000,000 and Dowdy folded. Bader asked for a count and eventually called.
Ho was at risk with , up against Bader's . It was looking like a chop but the board was by the turn. Ho called for a club but it was the and they chopped it up, keeping Ho in the game after coming back from just 100,000 in chips just one level ago.
David Dowdy - 20,500,000
Brett Bader - 11,500,000
Thong Ho - 6,400,000
Amir Atabaki - 4,750,000
Matthew Wantman - 4,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:04 PM Local Time
Brett Bader opened to 600,000 first to act and David Dowdy three-bet to 1,500,000 from the big blind.
Action was back on Bader and he thought for a moment before four-bet jamming for 7,850,000. Dowdy went into the tank for a while and eventually decided on a fold, flashing . "Now that's a fold," said another player on the table.
Brett Bader - 9,700,000
David Dowdy - 20,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 6:00 PM Local Time
Thong Ho raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and David Dowdy defended his big blind to see a flop.
Both players checked, and the paired the board on the turn. Dowdy check-jammed after Ho fired out 800,000 and Ho called off his 2,525,000 stack.
Thong Ho:
David Dowdy:
Ho pulled ahead after turning trip kings and the river secured him yet another double.
David Dowdy - 20,000,000
Thong Ho - 6,100,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:49 PM Local Time
Not many significant hands have happened thus far, with Thong Ho and Matthew Wantman getting some shoves through, and David Dowdy extending his lead.
Here's a look at how the remaining five players are stacked up at the moment:
David Dowdy - 25,300,000
Brett Bader - 7,200,000
Amir Atabaki - 7,000,000
Matthew Wantman - 4,400,000
Thong Ho - 4,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:39 PM Local Time
Action folded to David Dowdy who raised all in from the small blind and Brett Bader called off his 3,900,000 stack from the big blind.
Brett Bader:
David Dowdy:
Bader was trailing Dowdy's made hand of eights but didn't mind the flop that gave him a wheel draw.
Luckily for Bader, the sweat didn't last long as the dealer turned the , completing Bader's straight and the river secured his double-up.
David Dowdy - 20,000,000
Brett Bader - 7,800,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:30 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:27 PM Local Time
David Dowdy opened to 500,000 from first position and got calls from Thong Ho on the button and Matthew Wantman in the big blind. "He's my nemesis," said Ho regarding Dowdy.
The dealer fanned a flop reading and all three players checked it down to see the on the turn and on the river. Wantman mucked, Dowdy tabled for a pair of tens and Ho flashed before mucking his hand.
David Dowdy - 24,000,000
Amir Atabaki - 9,700,000
Matthew Wantman - 5,900,000
Thong Ho - 4,300,000
Brett Bader - 3,900,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:19 PM Local Time
Amir Atabaki raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and then called the 1,000,000 three-bet David Dowdy made from the small blind.
The flop saw Dowdy toss out an uncontested 1,000,000 continuation bet to win the pot.
David Dowdy - 26,000,000
Amir Atabaki - 8,100,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 5:14 PM Local Time
Amir Atabaki raised to 400,000 from the button and David Dowdy defended his big blind to see a flop.
Dowdy check-called a 150,000 continuation bet from Atabaki, and the turn was checked as was the river.
Atabaki announced "queen-high," and Dowdy rolled over to win the pot.
David Dowdy - 24,800,000
Amir Atabaki - 8,300,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 4:56 PM Local Time
David Dowdy - 22,300,000
Amir Atabaki - 8,600,000
Matthew Wantman - 7,100,000
Brett Bader - 4,600,000
Thong Ho - 3,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 4:52 PM Local Time
Action folded to David Dowdy in the small blind and he made it 500,000 to go. Brett Bader called and the dealer fanned a flop of .
Dowdy led out for 500,000 and Bader called. The turn brought the and Dowdy bet 1,500,000 this time. Bader thought about it for a while and then opted to fold. Dowdy flashed and raked in the pot.
Bader claimed to have had pocket threes.
David Dowdy - 20,000,000
Monday, August 15, 2022 4:48 PM Local Time
Ho was all in yet again and moved his stack of 1,700,000 in the middle first to act. Brett Bader found a hand in the big blind and called.
It was a classic race with Ho tabling , flipping against Bader's .
The board ran out clean for Ho on and he went from 100,000 in chips all the way to a workable stack.
Thong Ho - 3,700,000
Brett Bader - 5,800,000