Chris Klodnicki raised to 51,000 on the button and Chris Bell defended his big blind, leading to an 
flop.
Bell checked and Klodnicki made a continuation bet of 70,000, receiving a quick call from Bell. He checked the 
turn card over to his opponent, and Klodnicki fired 200,000. Bell laid it down, surrendering the pot.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 50,000 on the button and Chris Bell called from the big blind.
The flop came out 
, and Bell tapped the table. Klodnicki took a stab with a bet of 60,000, but Bell called. The turn brought the 
and Bell checked once again. Klodnicki checked behind, leading to the 
river card. Bell and Klodnicki check-checked again for a showdown.
It was a wise check from Klodnicki; Bell tabled 
for the nut straight to win the pot.
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The heads-up duel has begun!
Chris Reslock has already collected one gold ring at this Circuit stop, and he has been hunting for a second at the final table of the very last side event which has been running over in the adjacent room. Reslock couldn't close it out, though, and his early exit is excellent news for one Jesus Cabrera. After scoring a runner-up finish in the $1,650 Main Event last week and final tabling the $570 side event a couple days later, Cabrera has earned himself the title of Casino Champion for this stop and one of those enviable freeroll seats. Jesus must feel like it's his birthday here this week, and that million dollars in equity figures to be a nice Christmas gift for him and something to look forward to come May.
With his seat locked up, and nine more for our finalists today, we've now qualified 30 players for the $1 million freeroll National Championship. Here's who's in:
| Player | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Blair Hinkle | Council Bluffs Main Event Champion |
| Robert Georato | Council Bluffs Casino Champion |
| Charles Moore | Southern Indiana Main Event Champion |
| Kevin Manley | Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Kurt Jewell | Hammond Main Event Champion |
| Ian Wiley | Hammond Casino Champion |
| James Anderson | Midwest Regional Champion |
| Gabe Patgorski | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Bernard Lee | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Curt Kohlberg | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Dave Sands | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Shannon Shorr | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Brandon Adams | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Anthony Hartmann | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Mark Owens | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Travis Lutes | Biloxi Main Event Champion |
| Bobbie Talbot | Biloxi Casino Champion |
| Stan Quinn | Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion |
| Andrew Barber | Lake Tahoe Casino Champion |
| Matthew Waxman | Harrah's Atlantic City Main Event Champion |
| Jesus Cabrera | Harrah's Atlantic City Casino Champion |
| Chris Bell | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Micah Raskin | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Ketan Pandya | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Nick Mitchell | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Todd Terry | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Andy Frankenberger | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Jason Burt | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Chris Klodnicki | Eastern Regional Final Table |
| Seth Fischer | Eastern Regional Final Table |
The players on a quick break before heads-up play begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,136,000
-204,000
|
-204,000 |
|
||
|
1,945,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
Ketan Pandya raised to 55,000 on the button and Chris Klodnicki re-raised to 175,000 from the small blind. Chris Bell four-bet all in from the big blind and sent Pandya deep into the tank. Five minutes passed and Pandya stood up. He slowly pushed his stack into the middle and Klodnicki got out of the way.
Bell: 
Pandya: 
Pandya found no help from the board that ran out 
, out in third place for nearly $160,000.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 50,000 on the button and Chris Bell called from the small blind. Ketan Pandya folded his big blind, leading to an 
flop.
Both checked to see the 
hit the turn. Bell bet 80,000, only to see Klodnicki bump it to 190,000. Bell responded with an all-in shove, getting Klodnicki to snap fold his hand.
Bell: Up to about 1,060,000
Klodnicki: Down to roughly 2,340,000
Friend of PokerNews and all-around goof Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah just showed up tableside to cheer for his buddies. We've seen him shooting the breeze with both Chris Klodnicki and Chris Bell over the course of the day, and Leah is currently loitering near the Kodnicki camp.
A moment ago, Leah made his presence known to all. Bell three-bet shoved on Klodnicki, and when he dragged the chips into his stack, Leah was ready with his iPhone.
It looks like he had YouTube open and it was tuned to the TV commercial about the little piggy who cried, "Wee, wee, wee" all the way home. When T.D. John Arthur announced the final action of the hand, it was followed by a loud, "Weeeeeeeee! Weee, weeee, weeeeeeeeee!"
that repeated for twenty or thirty seconds.
The arena chuckled, and we're guessing Bell had a smirk on his face too, though his back is to us. Since we're on the subject of Mike Leah, though, it needs to be mentioned that he is conspicuously missing his legendary (and lucky) November/December mustache that had earned him cashes in all three of the Main Events he'd played since giving up shaving. The Main Event here at Harrah's last week broke that streak, so gone is the mustache.
We think it's appropriate to take one last moment to recognize that thing. Nice work, Mike!
Chris Bell raised to 56,000 on the button and Ketan Pandya went all in for an additional 310,000 from the small blind. Chris Klodnicki gave it up from the big blind and after about two minutes, Chris Bell called.
Bell: 
Pandya: 
The flop came down 
to give Pandya the lead. The kept him there, and the secured his double to about 768,000.
Bell slipped to about 1,000,000.
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
