Blinds: 400/800
"BigDickRick" was on the button and raised their option to 1,600. They were three-bet to 4,400 by "madroc" in the big blind and called, bringing a flop of 
.
"madroc" checked and "BigDickRick" bet 3,200. "madroc" check-raised to 9,200, sending action back over to "BigDickRick," and they three-bet shoved for 21,345. "madroc" called.
"BigDickRick": 
"madroc": 
"BigDickRick" was ahead with a chance to bring stacks back to level, but despite the safe turn 
, they were unable to do so as the river 
gave "madroc" Broadway to result in their elimination from the tournament in fourth place. They earned $528 for their performance, while "madroc" has become the first of two players to make it into the finals, and now awaits the result of the other semifinal match between "MegaWinner" and "pay4medsch00l", where the former has just found a double and has taken the chip lead. Chip stacks have been provided below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
21,105
|
21,105 |
|
|
57,066
21,418
|
21,418 |
|
|
42,934
-22,338
|
-22,338 |
|
|
Busted |
, where both players put 1,500 into the middle.
and the river came 
for a rivered king-high straight, but it was no good to the 
as he found himself with a gutshot straight flush draw. The flush landed on the turn 
, but the river 
put one too many spades on board for him as it also gave "BigDickRick" the nut flush to re-improve to the best hand and eliminate Sewnig in fifth place. 
, and they were unable to find any help of their own on the river 