Event #10A: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

The action started with David Singontiko raising it to 65,000. Alex Masek was next to act on the button, and he shoved all in for 435,000. Brandon Crawford folded in the small blind, and actio nwas on Tsung Lu in the big blind. Lu had just doubled up a few hands earlier, and he put those chips to use, moving all in over the top. Singontiko quickly folded, and the cards were tabled.

Masek:   
Lu:   

The flop was a safe one for Masek, coming    . The turn brought no help for Lu either, coming the  , and the river came the  . All low cards meant a double up for Masek, who is now sitting on 900,000, while Lu drops back down to 360,000.

Alex Masek	900,000	310,000
Tsung Lu	330,000	-470,000

Julie Sparks started the action by raising it to 75,000. Action folded to Tsung Lu in the cutoff, who thought for about a minute before shoving his stack of 400,000 in the middle, saying "Go big or go home!" The rest of the table folded, and it was back to Franks. She tanked for about a minute, before announcing "call". The cards were flipped, and it was a great call by Franks.

Franks:   
Lu:   

The flop was about as good as Lu could ask for without actually hitting a ten, coming    . Lu was now looking for a diamond or a ten to win the pot, and while he didn't get it on the turn, the   gave him outs for a chop. Franks buried her head inot her chair as the river came out, and it came the  , pairing up Lu and giving him the unlikely double up. After the hand, Lu is up to 800,000, while Franks slips to 330,000.

Tsung Lu	800,000	315,000
Julie Franks	330,000	-400,000

On the last hand before the break, Brandon Crawford came in for a raise to 65,000. Action folded to Tong Le, who called on the button. The blinds got out of the way, and the two were heads up. The flop came out    , and Crawford led out for 95,000. Le didn't take too long to assemble the call and slide it forward, and they were off to the turn. That card was the  , and Crawford amassed a bet of 165,000. Le, a player who has been taking his time on alot of decisions, announced all in before Crawford could finish sliding his bet forward. Crawford sat back in his chair, and counted out his chips. After about two minutes in the tank, Crawford flicked his cards into the muck, dropping his stack to 500,000. Meanwhile, Tong Le has taken the chip lead back, sitting on 2.8 million.

Tong Le	2,800,000	1,000,000
Brandon Crawford	500,000	-370,000

Freddy Deeb opened from the cutoff for 60,000, David Singontiko called from the button and Julie Franks joined them from the small blind. The board came       and action checked to Singontiko, who bet 135,000. Franks folded and Deeb called. The turn brought the   and Deeb check-called 193,000. The river came   and Deeb checked. Singontiko bet 350,000 after some thought and Deeb called after mulling it over for a few moments.

Singontiko tabled     and Deeb kicked his cards back to the dealer.

Freddy Deeb raised in middle position to 70,000, and David Singontiko was next to act. He thought for about 15 seconds, before moving all in for 749,000. Everyone else got out of the way, and it was back to Deeb. After getting an approximate count, Deeb made the call. The cards were tabled, and Deeb was in great shape.

Deeb:   
Singontiko:   

Singontiko was in bad shape, needing one of the three kings left in the deck. The flop came out, and he hit one of those outs, as it came    . Most of the table and rail let out some sort of expression, except for the two players involved in the hand. The turn brought the  , and Deeb would need a miracle to win the hand. He didn't get it, as the river brought the  . After the hand, Singontiko dobules to 1.55 million, while Deeb drops to 1.6 million. Tong Le is your new chip leader with 9 players left.

Freddy Deeb	1,600,000	-749,000
David Singontiko	1,550,000	678,000

Now that we have reached the final table, the pay jumps are really starting to rise. This means that every decision is that much more critical, as any hand can make you or break you. This was clearly evident in a hand between Tong Le and Julie Franks that lasted over five minutes without even seeing a flop.

Le opened in early position to 65,000, and action folded to Franks in the cutoff. She counted out chips for a raise, and made it 145,000 to go. Action folded back to Le, who went into the tank. Le thought for about two minutes, getting a count from Franks and rechecking his hand in the process, before he decided to reraise to 275,000 total. Now it was Franks turn to go into the tank. She thought a couple of minutes herself, checking her hole cards a few times, before ultimately folding her hand. Le takes the pot, and inches closer to chip leader Freddy Deeb.

Tong Le	2,200,000	167,000
Julie Franks	1,400,000	-158,000

All the players have taken their seats at the final table, and the cards are back in the air. There are 13 minutes remaining at this level.

With the elimination of Chris Summers, we are down to our official final table. The remaining nine players are on a 15 minute break, while their stacks are moved over to the TV feature table.