Friday, June 29, 2012 12:50 AM Local Time
Kenny Hsiung raised with the button, Robert Hwang re-raised from the big blind, and Hsiung called. The flop was , and Hwang led out. Hsiung called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Hwang check-called a bet, and Hsiung announced, "Queen-high."
Hwang turned over for ace-high, and won the pot.
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,575,000 | -150,000  |
| Robert Hwang | 650,000 | 150,000  |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:48 AM Local Time
Robert Hwang had the button, and raised. Kenny Hsiung three-bet, Hwang called, and the flop fell . Hsiung led out, and Hwang called.
The turn was the , and Hsiung slowed down, check-calling a bet from Hwang. The completed the board, and Hsiung led out. Hwang tank-folded, and Hsiung took down the first pot of heads-up play.
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:41 AM Local Time
It's time to crown a champion!
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:32 AM Local Time
The players are taking a short break, then heads-up play will begin.
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,725,000 | 245,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 500,000 | -50,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:30 AM Local Time
John Virtue limped in from the small blind, Kenny Hsiung raised, and Virtue called. The flop came down , and Virtue led out. Hsiung called.
The turn was the , Virtue checked, Hsiung bet, and Virtue check-raised. Hsiung put in another raise, and Virtue called. The river was the , Virtue check-called one last bet, and Hsiung tabled for a flush.
Virtue showed for a flopped set, and mucked.
The very next hand, Virtue was all in preflop holding against Hsiung's . The board ran out , and Virtue was eliminated.
| John Virtue | 0 | -350,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:21 AM Local Time
After doubling through Robert Hwang in an earlier hand, John Virtue called a raise from Kenny Hsiung, who started with the button. Hwang defended his big blind, and the flop came down . The action checked to Hsiung, who bet, Virtue raised, Hwang folded, Hsiung re-raised and Virtue called all in for 90,000.
The turn and river with both red, but neither the or the gave Hsiung a winner, and Virtue doubled.
| John Virtue | 350,000 | 170,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:11 AM Local Time
Robert Hwang raised with the button, Kenny Hsiung three-bet from the small blind, and Hwang called. The flop was , and Hsiung led out. Hwang called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Hsiung led out, and Hwang mucked.
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,480,000 | 150,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 550,000 | -75,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:09 AM Local Time
Kenny Hsiung raised out of the small blind, John Virtue defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Hsiung led out, and Virtue called.
The turn was the , and Hsiung led again. Virtue called, and the completed the board. Hisung led, and Virtue called. Hsiung tabled for a pair of eights, and Virtue flashed the before mucking.
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,330,000 | 230,000 |
| John Virtue | 180,000 | -180,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:06 AM Local Time
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,100,000 | 150,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 625,000 | -75,000 |
| John Virtue | 360,000 | -220,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2012 12:02 AM Local Time
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em is finished for the evening, so a handful of players from that event are over here sweating friends and maybe even horses. Among the rail birds is Brock Parker, David Williams, Sam Stein, Matt Matros, Chris DeMaci, and Noah Boeken.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:41 PM Local Time
Level: 26
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:37 PM Local Time
The action was capped preflop between Robert Hwang and Paul Berende, who were in the blinds, and Hwang led out when the flop fell . Berende called all in for 11,000, and the hands were opened.
Hwang:
Berende:
The on the turn kept Berende alive for the moment, but the bricked on the river, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Robert Hwang | 700,000 | 136,000 |
| Paul Berende | 0 | -112,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:35 PM Local Time
Robert Hwang raised in first position, John Virtue made it three bets from the big blind, and Hwang called. The flop was , and Virtue led out. Hwang raised, and Virtue called. The turn was the , and Virtue slowed down, check-called a bet from Hwang.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Virtue showed for ace-high, but Hwang had that beat with for a pair of jacks.
Here's a look at the counts:
| Kenny Hsiung | 950,000 | 45,000 |
| John Virtue | 580,000 | -210,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 564,000 | 206,000 |
| Paul Berende | 112,000 | -356,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:25 PM Local Time
John Virtue raised from under the gun, Kenny Hsiung called on the button, Robert Hwang called from the small blind, and Paul Berende defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned , Hwang checked, and Berende bet. Only Hwang called.
The turn was the , and Hwang led out. Berende released, and Hwang raked in the pot.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:18 PM Local Time
Kenny Hsiung raised in first position, Robert Hwang made it three bets from the big blind, Hsiung made it four bets, and Hwang called. The flop came , and Hwang checked. Hsiung bet, Hwang raised, and Hsiung made it three bets. Hwang called.
The turned, and Hwang checked again. Hsiung bet, and Hwang called all in for 20,000.
Hwang:
Hsiung:
The river was another four - the - and Hwang doubled to 358,000 chips.
| Kenny Hsiung | 905,000 | -145,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 358,000 | 160,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:10 PM Local Time
Paul Berende raised from first position, John Virtue re-raised from the small blind, and Robert Hwang was all in for 66,000. Berende and Virtue both called, and checked it down as the board ran out .
Virtue's was ahead of Berende's , but Hwang's was best, and he tripled up to 198,000 chips.
| Robert Hwang | 198,000 | 118,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:04 PM Local Time
John Virtue raised out of the small blind, Robert Hwang defended his big blind, and the dealer spread . Virtue led out, and Hwang called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The completed the board, and Virtue led again. Hwang called, and Virtue tabled for aces and kings.
Hwang mucked, leaving himself with less than two big bets.
| John Virtue | 790,000 | 130,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 80,000 | -151,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:00 PM Local Time
Robert Hwang opened from first position, John Virtue made it three bets from the big blind, and Hwang called. The flop came down , and Virtue led out. Hwang called.
Virtue led out on the turn ( ), and the river ( ), and Hwang called both bets. Virtue tabled for a pair of kings, and Hwang mucked.
| John Virtue | 660,000 | 189,000 |
| Robert Hwang | 231,000 | -117,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:52 PM Local Time
Kenny Hsiung raised from under the gun, John Virtue called on the button, and Paul Berende defended his big blind. The flop fell , and Berende checked to Hsiung, who bet. Virtue raised, Berende released, and Hsuing called.
The turn was the , and Hsuing check-called a bet from Virtue. The completed the board, and Hsuing led out. Virtue called. Hsuing tabled for a rivered set of jacks, and Virtue showed before mucking.
| Kenny Hsiung | 1,050,000 | 380,000 |
| John Virtue | 471,000 | -243,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:41 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air!