William Reynolds raised frorm the button to 85,000 before Will Molson reraised to 185,000. Reynolds made the call.
The board checked until the river as it ran out . After fifth street was put down, Molson bet 200,000. Reynolds made the call and the two turned up their hands.
William Reynolds raised to 85,000 on the button and Will Molson called from the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the and Molson bet 115,000. Reynolds called, delivering the on the river. Molson checked, prompting a bet of 150,000 from Reynolds. Molson was not done with the hand, raising to 420,000.
Reynolds immediately called with , but his hand was beaten by Molson's .
On the first hand of heads-up play, Will Molson had the button and raised to 110,000. William Reynolds made the call and then flop came down . Both players checked, bringing them to the on the turn.
Reynolds led the turn for a bet of 165,000 and Molson called. The river card completed the board with the and both players checked.
Reynolds showed and Molson held without a heart. Reynolds took the first pot of heads-up play.
With that pot, heads-up play has now lasted longer than it did last year, which took only one hand between Molson and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.
Will Molson is heads-up in the PCA High Roller event. If that sounds familiar, it is because he was in this same spot last year when he and Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier battled for the title.
Grospellier won the match, but Molson still captured $228,000 for second place. He's improved upon that score this year and hopes to capture the title.
Will Molson limped from the small blind and Adolfo Vaeza checked in the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked. The river card was the and both checked again.
Molson showed for the winning hand against Vaeza's .
On the first hand of the new level, Michiel Brummelhuis moved all in from under the gun for around 350,000. Action folded to William Reynolds in the big blind and he snap-called, waking up with two aces.
Reynolds:
Brummelhuis:
The flop came down , but there wasn't much there for Brummelhuis. The turn card added a sweat with the , giving Brummelhuis an open-ended straight draw.
The river card was the and it was close, but not what Brummelhuis needed. He was eliminated in 4th place.