Kim Nguyen raised on the button and Darren Woods made the call. He then check-called a bet on the 
flop, which he also did on the 
turn. When the 
peeled off on the river, both players checked and Woods showed 
to take down the pot.
Woods has the momentum here in the early stages of heads-up play. He now has the chip lead with 1.65 million to Nguyen's 1,000,000.
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Samuel Golbuff raised from the button only to have Darren Woods reraise from the big blind. Golbuff made the call and watched as the flop fell 
. Woods led out, Golbuff raised, Woods three-bet, and Golbuff called all in.
Golbuff: 
Woods: 
Woods had a monster and Golbuff was in bad shape; however, the 
turn gave him an open-ended straight draw and reinvigorated the Golbuff rail. Their enthusiasm quickly diminished when the dealer failed to deliver a Golbuff-kind card, instead putting out the 
.
Golbuff was eliminated from the tournament in third place for $85,616. Meanwhile, Nguyen (1.5 million) entered heads-up play with the chip lead against Woods (1.15 million).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,150,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Sam Golbuff raised with the button, and was called by both Kim Nguyen and Darren Woods. The flop came down 
, Nguyen and Woods checked to Golbuff who moved all in for less than a bet (19,000), and both Nguyen and Woods called. The action was checked down as the board came 
, 
, and Golbuff opened 
for a runner-runner straight!
Even funnier, Nguyen and Woods both had king-seven.
Golbuff tripled, but is still short with 200,000 chips.
Kim Nguyen raised on the button, Samuel Golbuff re-raised from the big blind, and Nguyen called. The flop came down 
, Golbuff led, and Nguyen called. The turn was the 
, and Golbuff slowed down, check-calling a bet from Nguyen.
The river was the 
, Golbuff check-called one more bet, and Nguyen opened up 
for trip fives. Golbuff mucked, and Nguyen pushed her stack above 1.5 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
950,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
425,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Sam Golbuff raised under the gun and Alexander committed his last 32,000 to the pot. Both Kim Nguyen and Darren Woods came along from the blind and it was four-players to the 
flop. All three active players checked and watched the 
hit the turn. Action checked to Golbuff and he fired out a bet. Nguyen then raised, Woods three-bet, and Golbuff folded. Nguyen and Woods raised back and forth until the action was capped, creating a monster pot.
When the 
peeled off on the river, Nguyen checked and Woods bet. Nguyen called and showed 
, which is exactly what Woods held. Kuzmin showed 
and became our fourth-place finisher ($57,236) as Woods and Nguyen chopped up his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Alexander Kuzmin raised on the button, Darren Woods re-raised from the big blind, and Kuzmin called. The flop fell 
, Woods led, and Kuzmin called.
The turn was the , and Woods led again. Kuzmin tanked for nearly a minute before folding, leaving himself with roughly 50,000 chips.
Kim Nguyen raised from the button and was quickly reraised by Darren Woods in the small blind. Woods then led out on the flop, and Nguyen called. The same action occurred on the 
turn, but when the 
hit the river and Woods bet, Nguyen laid down her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
800,000 | |
|
|
650,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
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