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Last update 10:40pm

10:40pm– Prager regains some ground

After Rory Cox picked up a few small pots off her, Helen Prager’s chip count dipped below the the 1 million mark, but she was able to reclaim some of those lost checks on this most recent hand.

Cox opened for 53,000 on the button and Prager called. The flop came down Kc-5h-3s and both players checked. The turn was the 3d and Prager led out for 80,000. After quite a long think, Cox decided to raise to 176,000, prompting a three-bet shove from Prager. Cox quickly mucked and Prager raked in the pot.

10:28pm - Tick and tock like peanut butter and chocolate

As Rory Cox slowly picks away at Helen Prager’s stack, we’re left with little to report but the weather, which, by the way, is quite nice.

10:24pm - Updated chip counts

Rory Cox 1,600,000
Helen Prager 940,000

10:04pm–And now, for a showdown

Both players limped in and saw a flop of 8h-7d-2s. Prager led out for 25,000 and Cox called. The turn came the 9c and Prager bet another 80,000, Cox coming along with a call. The river paired the board with the 9h and Prager fired a third barrel for 120,000 and Cox made the call.

Prager turned up 2h-7s for a flopped two pair, but Cox caught up on the turn with his 8c-Ts for the better two pair with nines and eights to win the pot.

9:59pm– Prager playing pre-flop poker

Thus far in our heads-up match we’ve seen about ten hands, only one resulting in a flop. Most pots have been taken down with a single pre-flop raise while Prager has already moved all in three times over the top of Cox’s opening bet. Cox folded each time. Both players are still nearly dead even in chip count.

9:44pm–Play begins

Rory Cox and Helen Prager are now playing heads up for the championship. On the very first hand, Cox picked up pocket eights, but couldn’t get any action.

9:30pm–Heads up play about to begin

The players are making their way back from dinner. After starting the heads-up match with a 5-1 advantage, Cox now finds himself nearly dead even with Helen Prager. He has her outchipped by 3,000 chips. Keep in mind, there are about 2.6 million chips in play.

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Last update 8:18pm

8:18–Prager does it again

Helen Prager is not going to be content to just let Rory Cox take this one. She has just doubled through Cox again.

On a flop of 6s-Kh-4c, Prager bet out 50,000 and got a call from Cox. The turn was the 7c. This time, Prager bet 80,000. Cox moved all-in and Prager snap-called with the nuts–5h-8h. Cox had Kc-2c for top pair with the flush draw. The river was the Jd and Prager doubled up again.

The players are now on a break until 9:30pm.

8:10pm– Helen Prager doubles through Rory Cox

With a 5-1 chip lead on Helen Prager to start their heads-up match, Rory Cox’s victory here today seemed all but sealed up.

Not so fast, amigo.

Both Cox and Prager limped in and saw a 6d-5c-4d flop. Cox checked, and Prager moved in for 312,000. Cox made the call and Prager folded her hands and bowed her head in prayer to the poker gods as the hands were turned up.

Prager 5c-8c

Cox Qc-6s

Prager’s husband Josh popped out of his seat in the audience and stood behind her, massaging her shoulders as she awaited her fate.

“You have so many outs, honey!” he said.

And… boom! The 7h on the turn made Prager an eight-high straight. She gasped in joy and perhaps disbelief, her husband beaming with pride behind her. The Ah landed on the river and Prager scored a much-needed double-up as the clock ticked down toward the dinner break.

7:51pm– Heads-up chip counts

As we begin heads-up play, here’s how our final two stand:

Rory Cox 1,969,000
Helen Prager 405,000

7:47pm–Pavel Naydenov eliminated 3rd place ($7,500)

Now they’re going like flies.

On a flop of 5s-8s-4d, Rory Cox bet out and Pavel Naydenov raised to 75,000. Cox almost immediately raised all-in. Naydenov called after a moment and showed Ks-3s. Cox held 4h-5h. Naydenov picked up some more outs with the 3h on the turn. He missed all the kings, threes, and spades left in the deck on the 2c turn. We’re now heads-up between Helen Prager and Rory Cox.

7:34pm– Leonardo Emperador eliminated in 4th place ($5,000)

With the action folded to him in the small blind, Leonardo Emperador moved all in for 149,500 and Rory Cox snap-called from the big blind.

Emperador Ks-8c

Cox Qs-Qh

“Ocho, ocho, ka!” cried LAPT Vina del Mar runner-up Vincenzo Gianelli from the audience, calling for an 8-8-K flop for his friend.

Unfortunately for Emperador, it came down Td-5h-3s, leaving him drawing to the three remaining kings in the deck.

“Ka! Ka!” called Gianelli as the dealer burned and turned… the Ad.

“KA! KA!” he shouted again to the poker gods, or anyone who would listen.

The river, though, was the Ah, and Emperador hit the rail, collecting $5,000 for his efforts today. It’s also worth noting that he arrived at this final table with only ten big blinds and was able to parlay that short stack into a 4th place finish.

7:25pm–Updated chip counts

Seat 1: Rory Cox (USA) 1,300,000
Seat 3: Pavel Naydenov (USA) 600,000
Seat 4: Helen Prager (USA) 250,000
Seat 5: Leonardo Emperador (Venezuela) 120,000

7:19pm - Steven Thompson eliminated in 5th place ($3,000)

On the first hand back from the break, Steven Thompson got his remaining 22,000 in the middle and got three callers in Rory Cox, Pavel Naydenov, and Helen Prager.

The flop came down Kd-7h-6h. Naydenov and Prager checked, while Rory put out a bet. A few groans came out of the audience as Naydenov and Prager gave up their hands.

Cox 6d-8d

Thompson 9h-Td

Cox had paired his six, but Thompson could double up with an eight, a nine or a ten. The turn fell the 7c, pairing the board and giving him even more outs with the three remaining kings, but the river was a blank, the 2h, and Cox raked in the pot, sending Thompson to the rail in 5th place.

7:15pm–Players back from break

With five players remaining, we’re back in action.

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Last update 6:35pm

6:53pm–Herrera limps out with head high ($3,000)

A four-way pot has just sent Mexico’s Martha Herrera out on her crutches.

It began when Rory Cox raised to 36,000 and got calls from Pavel Naydenov and Steven Thompson. Herrera, from the big blind, moved all in for an additional 29,000. She got called in all three places.

All the players checked the Ts-Ad-4d flop and Th turn. On the Ks river, Naydenov bet out 50,000 and got a call from Thompson. Naydenov turned up Q-T for the turned trips. That was good enough to beat Thompson, not to mention Herrera who held Ac-Kh.

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

6:35pm– Pavel Naydenov doubles through Rory Cox

In the first few levels of this final table, Rory Cox seemed unstoppable, rolling over his short-stacked opponents with pressure poker and all-in moves. He may still be our dominant chip leader, but Pavel Naydenov just gained some significant ground on Cox via this double-up hand.

Naydenov opened for 41,000 from UTG, Steven Thompson flat-called from middle position and with the action folded to Cox in the big blind, he put the squeeze on and moved all in. Pavel called all in 210,500 and Thompson gave up his hand.

Naydenov 6h-6d

Thompson 5s-5c

The board ran out As-Th-3s-9h-8c, Naydenov doubling up to over 400,000 and for the first time at this final table, Cox found himself below a million in chips.

Just over ten minutes remain in this level.

6:21pm– Largest pot of the day ends in a chop

Pavel Naydenov moved all in for 138,500 from the button and Helen Prager quietly declared “call” from the small blind. Prager’s husband Josh looked on with rapt interest from the front row of the audience as their cards were turned over.

Prager Ad-4d

Naydenov Ac-6c

Though Naydenov had Prager’s hand dominated, the Kh-Tc-3h flop left them with a good shot at a chopped pot. The 8s fell on the turn, upping that percentage even more.

Josh Prager cried for a chop as the dealer burned and turned and got his wish when the 7s hit the river. Prager and Naydenov split the pot, easily the largest of the final table thus far.

6:16pm–An autograph upon leaving

Here’s a fine photo from our man Joe Giron.

Upon leaving in eighth place, Alex Brenes signed Martha Herrera’s cast.

6:09pm– Palacios’ reprieve is all-too temporary as he exits in 7th place ($2,000)

Steven Thompson open-raised on the button, Bolivar Palacios moved all in from the small blind for 60,500, Martha Herrera folded the big blind and Thompson made the call.

Thompson Ad-5d

Palacios Kh-Qs

The flop favored Thompson (as you can see in the photo below), coming down 9h-6s-3c, and the Ac on the turn left Palacios drawing dead.

The now-meaningless Ks hit the river and Palacios hit the rail in 7th place, collecting $2,000.

6:03pm–Cox saves Bolivar Palacios

With only 22,500 in his stack, Palacios moved all-in under the gun. Rory Cox isolated with a big raise from middle position and everybody else folded. Palacios held Kh-9c. Cox held a curious Qh-Tc. The board ran out 4d-6d-4c-Ad-3d and Palacios doubled up. Steven Thompson remarked, “You should’t have raised. I could’ve called the extra 6,000.” Thompson left us with the impression that if Cox hadn’t isolated, we would be down to six players. Instead, seven players are still in action.

5:58pm– Herrera victorious in battle of the sixes, triples up

Martha Herrera moved all in for 46,000, Helen Prager made the call from the small blind, and Leonardo Emperador came along as well from the big blind. The flop was 8c-5s-3c and both Prager and Emperador checked. The 4c landed on the turn and was met with checks from our two remaining active players, as was the 5c on the river. Prager and Herrera turned over their hands revealing…

Herrera 6c-6s

Prager 6h-6d

Despite having the same hand, Herrera had rivered a flush with her sixes. Emperador mucked.

“So sick!” cried an audience member as Herrera raked in the pot, tripling her stack to over 150,000.

5:52pm– New level, new blinds, same players

We’re going into our fourth level of the day. Seven players remain.

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Last update 5:47pm

5:47pm– Steven Thompson doubles through Bolivar Palacios

Steven Thompson opened for 39,000, Bolivar Palacios moved all in behind him and Thompson made the call. Palacios had him covered, but just barely.

Thompson Qd-Jd

Palacios Js-Jc

Palacios had his back to the table and his head bowed as the flop came down Qh-7s-2s, Thompson seizing the lead with a pair of queens. The Qs on the turn made Thompson trips, but gave Palacios a sweat as he picked up a flush draw. However, the 9c on the river gave the hand to Thompson, leaving Palacios with only 23,000 (less than two big blinds) remaining in his stack.

5:23pm– Emperador chipping up

Leonardo Emperador raised to 29,000 from the cutoff and Martha Herrera called from the big blind. The flop came down Jh-Th-Ts. Herrera led out for 35,000, and after a bit of a think, Emperador moved all in for 87,000 total. Now it was Herrera’s turn to tank, and she ultimately mucked her hand, declining to call the additional 52,000 and leaving Emperador to pick up the pot.

5:02pm– Alex Brenes eliminated in 8th place ($1,500)

Alex Brenes open-shoved from UTG for his remaining 100,000, Pavel Naydenov moved all in behind him from middle position, and the rest of the table folded. Naydenov had Brenes slightly covered as the cards went on their backs…

Naydenov As-Qh

Brenes 9s-9d

It was a classic race situation as we went to the flop, which came down Ad-Kc-2c, pairing Naydenov’s ace.

“Nueve, Alex, nueve!” called Brenes’ brother, Humberto, begging for a nine.

The turn, though, came the 7h, and the river the 4s, sending Brenes to the rail in 8th place.

4:51pm–Updated chip counts

Seat 1: Rory Cox (USA) 1,200,000
Seat 3: Pavel Naydenov (USA) 110,000
Seat 4: Helen Prager (USA) 410,000
Seat 5: Leonardo Emperador (Venezuela) 200,000
Seat 6: Steven Thompson (Costa Rica) 127,000
Seat 7: Bolivar Palacios (Panama) 120,000
Seat 8: Martha Herrera (Mexico) 130,000
Seat 9: Alex Brenes (Costa Rica) 145,000

4:50pm–Players returning from break

With eight players remaining, we’re coming back to 6,000/12,000/1,000 blinds.

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Last update 4:30pm

4:30pm–Level ends with eight players remaining

After two hours of play, only Victor Ramdin has found the rail. Everyone else is still in action. We’re on a 15-minute break.

4:24pm– Martha Herrera doubles through Bolivar Palacios

With the action folded to Bolivar Palacios in the small blind, he put in a raise to 32,000, only to be met with an all-in reraise for an additional 82,000 from Martha Herrera. Palacios made the call, Herrera’s tournament life on the line.

Palacios 5s-6c

Herrera Ac-3c

The board ran out Ks-Jh-3h-Kh-8d and Herrera survived, making two pair kings and threes.

Palacios recognizes his fate

4:10pm–Thompson may be crippled, but he’s still breathing

Crippled, Stephen Thompson moved all-in for 30,000 and got a call from Leonardo Emperador. Emperador called to see Thompson’s Ah-6h. Emperador held Jh-Tc.

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Prager regains some ground</b> </p> <p>After Rory Cox picked up a few small pots off her, Helen Prager&#8217;s chip count dipped below the the 1 million mark, but she was able to reclaim some of those lost checks on this most recent hand. </p> <p>Cox opened for 53,000 on the button and Prager called. 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