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Monday, June 25, 2012 5:40 PM Local Time
John Nelson opened for 80,000, Henry Lu called and Neil Channing raised from the big blind to 220,000. Nelson folded and Lu called.
The flop came , Channing bet 255,000 and Lu called. The turn came , Channing checked and Lu bet 300,000. Channing released his hand and Lu took the pot.
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:36 PM Local Time
John Nelson opened the action with a raise to 85,000. Only Henry Lu on the button would make the call and the dealer would flip over a flop. John Led for 85,000 here and Lu called.
The on the turn would see Nelson check and Lu bet 110,00. Too much for Nelson, he sent the pot to Lu.
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:34 PM Local Time
Balazs Botond open-shoved all in preflop and John Nelson shoved over the top from the small blind. Henry Lu folded his big blind and the hands were tabled.
Nelson:
Botond:
The board ran and Nelson's nines held.
| John Nelson | 1,250,000 | -350,000  |
| Balazs Botond | 0 | -500,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:26 PM Local Time
Folded to Henry Lu in the small blind, he raised it up. Tom Alner flicked in a call from the big blind and a flop was dealt. Lu then led out for 125,000 and Alner threw his cards in the muck.
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:22 PM Local Time
Neil Channing opened for 80,000 from the cutoff and James Mackey raised to 180,000 on the button. The blinds released and Channing sat motionless for a moment.
He then put out a large re-raise to 510,000. Mackey folded in short order and Channing picked up a pot out of position.
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:19 PM Local Time
Balazs Botond open shoved his stack of 240,000 and received a call from James Mackey in the big blind.
When Botond tabled his , he was behind and in need of help against Mackey's . The was practically gin for Botond as he took the lead, however he would still need to dodge plenty of cards.
The turn and the river were great for Botond as he took the double and put a small dent in Mackey's stack.
| James Mackey | 2,000,000 | -280,000 |
| Balazs Botond | 500,000 | 220,000  |
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:14 PM Local Time
Neil Channing opened to 80,000 and John Nelson called. The blinds released and the flop came . Channing bet 50,000 and Nelson called. The turn came , Channing bet 105,000 and Nelson folded.
Monday, June 25, 2012 5:11 PM Local Time
The players are back from their break and ready to play some more poker here at the final table of Event 43.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:57 PM Local Time
| Neil Channing | 3,750,000 | 1,090,000 |
| Henry Lu | 2,300,000 | -445,000 |
| James Mackey | 2,280,000 | 265,000 |
| John Nelson | 1,600,000 | -200,000 |
| Tom Alner | 1,380,000 | -170,000 |
| Hovan Nguyen | 570,000 | 70,000 |
| Balazs Botond | 280,000 | -140,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:51 PM Local Time
Players are now on a scheduled 20 minute break.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:51 PM Local Time
Every time James Mackey wins a pot he has one railbird in the stands that stands up and yells "Oh, yeah" with a creepy gyrating motion.
It's less of a yell and more of a moan.
The tournament floorman commented, "Oh great, that guy is back."
Apparently the same fan was present at a recent final table that Blair Hinkle was at and did the same thing every time Hinkle won a pot.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:48 PM Local Time
James Mackey limped from the small blind and John Nelson checked from the big blind. The flop came , Mackey bet 40,000 and Nelson called. The turn came , Mackey bet 80,000 and Nelson called. The river came , Mackey bet 140,000 and Nelson folded.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:44 PM Local Time
Hovan Nguyen opened for 70,000 and Neil Channing called. The flop came , Nguyen bet 85,000 and Channing raised to 180,000.
Nguyen held his hand for a moment but then tossed them back to the dealer.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:41 PM Local Time
James Mackey opened up the action with a raise to 60,000 preflop. John Nelson made the call on his direct left and a flop was dealt. Mackey led for 75,000 here and Nelson quickly raised it to 180,000. It was too much for Mackey as he sent his cards into the muck.
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:37 PM Local Time
Francois Dur moved all in preflop and Neil Channing snap-called.
Dur:
Channing:
The board ran and Dur was eliminated.
| Francois Dur | 0 | -1,050,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:35 PM Local Time
John Nelson opened it up to 60,000 from early position and only Neil Channing in the big blind would make the call. On the flop, Channing checked and Nelson bet 70,000. Channing then check raised to 195,000 and Nelson called.
The on the turn would see Channing lead for 230,000 and Nelson call. The would complete the board on the river and Channing would opt to check. Nelson then slammed out a bet of 550,000 and Channing quickly folded.
| Neil Channing | 2,660,000 | -440,000 |
| John Nelson | 1,800,000 | 340,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:29 PM Local Time
Henry Lu opened for 60,000 and Francois Dur moved all in from the big blind. Lu called and the hands were tabled.
Lu:
Dur:
The board ran and Dur doubled up with a pair of tens.
| Francois Dur | 1,050,000 | 460,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:27 PM Local Time
James Mackey opened for 60,000 and John Nelson called. The flop came , Mackey bet 75,000 and Nelson called. The turn came , Mackey bet 190,000 and Nelson folded
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:27 PM Local Time
Jared Rosenbaum was in middle position when he open shoved his short stack. On his direct left, Neil Channing made the call and with a flurry of cards going into the muck from around the table, Rosenbaum was at risk.
Channing's was well in front of the that Rosenbaum held and was even more in front when the flop hit the felt. Rosenbaum begged for the five of diamonds here, but the on the turn would give Channing the full house and leave Rosenbaum drawing dead.
The meaningless on the river changed nothing and Rosenbaum was eliminated in 9th place.
| Neil Channing | 3,100,000 | 365,000 |
| Jared Rosenbaum | 0 | -305,000 |
Monday, June 25, 2012 4:24 PM Local Time
Neil Channing opened for 65,000 and Henry Lu called from the small blind. The flop came . Lu check-called 45,000 and the came on the turn. Both players checked and the fell on the river.
Both players checked again and Lu tabled pocket deuces and Chaning held for a pair of eights.