Michael Guzzardi was caught in-between Van Marcus and Jarred Solomon. Guzzardi called all the way to the river, showing a board of x-x / / x. It was there that he finally threw his hand away, convinced he couldn't win. He was right. Marcus showed / / for low, while Solomon showed / / for high. After the hand, Guzzardi admitted he had been drawing to a straight flush but missed.
This final table has belonged almost exclusively to Van Marcus so far, but Jarred Solomon has just reminded Marcus that he's still at the table. In a hand of seven-card stud that was played to showdown, Solomon got the better of Marcus. He raised Marcus on sixth street and squeezed one bet out of Marcus on seventh street, showing down a club flush, / / . Marcus had a board of x-x / / x that he mucked upon seeing the bad news.
For the first time today, someone other than Marcus is the chip leader. Solomon leads the last four runners with 238,000.
With only four players remaining at the table, multi-way hands are becoming scarce. Thus we were quite surprised to see Jarred Solomon, Van Marcus and Michael Guzzardi all go to fourth street in a recent hand of seven-card stud. Guzzardi dropped out to a bet from Marcus on fourth street, but Solomon wanted to see another card. On fifth street, his board showed x-x / against Marcus' x-x / . A single bet from Marcus was finally enough to fold Solomon.
Marcus obligingly showed in the hole after the pot was pushed his way.
The game remained seven-card stud for the next hand the players were dealt. Marcus collected that pot on fourth street, showing another two pair with / .
Michael Guzzardi may be mentally scratching his head. He completed Jarred Solomon's bring-in showing the . Solomon called, catching a on the turn to Guzzardi's . Again Guzzardi bet and again Solomon called.
On fifth street, Solomon caught good -- the -- to Guzzardi's . He bet out and Guzzardi called. Solomon paired on sixth street with the against Guzzardi's . It was Guzzardi's turn to take the betting lead back. Solomon called once more.
Guzzardi bet the river and Solomon quickly called. Guzzardi showed and in the hole. He finished with a jack-seven. Solomon turned over and , have backing into a ten-six that just barely edged Guzzardi out.
At this point, Guzzardi must be wondering what he needs to do to win a hand of razz that goes past fourth street.
With the departure of Anthony McNamara, Kerry Stead was the lone super-short stack at the table. He three-bet preflop after Van Marcus raised. Marcus made the call.
Stead had only 5,000 left in his stack after the flop came down . He put it in the middle, and when Marcus called Stead lamented that he must be drawing dead.
Marcus:
Stead:
The turn and river came and for a running low and running straight. Stead wound up with three-quarters of the pot.
"How does he go runner-runner there?" Marcus complained. "Worst dealer ever!" he added with a joking wink in the dealer's direction.
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Anthony McNamara - 5th PlaceOmaha Hi/Lo:
Anthony McNamara came back from the break with 19,000 chips and limits of 8,000 and 16,000. He was in early position and raised the first hand he was dealt. Big stacks Van Marcus and Michael Guzzardi both called that bet, then called the last 3,000 on the flop and checked the hand down. The final board came . Marcus showed for the second-nut low; Guzzardi showed for two pair, queens and threes. McNamara's wasn't good enough for either half. He's out of the tournament, collecting AU$8,330 along the way.
This is shaping up to be an epic heads-up battle between Van Marcus and Michael Guzzardi.
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/ x. It was there that he finally threw his hand away, convinced he couldn't win. He was right. Marcus showed 
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for low, while Solomon showed 
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for high. After the hand, Guzzardi admitted he had been drawing to a straight flush but missed.
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in the hole after the pot was pushed his way.
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on the turn to Guzzardi's 
against Guzzardi's 
. It was Guzzardi's turn to take the betting lead back. Solomon called once more.
and 
. He put it in the middle, and when Marcus called Stead lamented that he must be drawing dead.
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for a running low and running straight. Stead wound up with three-quarters of the pot.
