With stacks now much tighter, Brett Murray and Tyler Patterson have agreed to a deal that sees Murray lock up $162,835, while Tyler Patterson will get $156,835.
The duo will play for the remaining $10,000 in the prizepool along with the RunGood Contenders Series Championship ring and the seat into the RunGood Pro-Am this month in Las Vegas.
Tyler Patterson got his last 2,200,000 in against Brett Murray on the first hand of heads up in a race.
Tyler Patterson:
Brett Murray:
The flop came , solidifying Murray's lead.
"Please, can I just win this on the first hand like Jarod," asked Murray referring to his friend Jarod Minghini, who won the recent WSOP Circuit event on the first hand of heads up.
The came on the turn, leaving Murray one card away from the win.
"Barry Greenstein!" called Patterson, wishing for an ace on the river, referring to the title of Greenstein's classic book.
Sure enough, the fell on the river, giving Patterson and instant double up to start heads up play.
Toan Nguyen moved his last 475,000 in from the button and Brett Murray moved in over top from the small blind. Tyler Patterson folded the big blind and Nguyen was at risk.
Toan Nguyen:
Brett Murray:
It appeared Nguyen's miraculous comeback might continue as the flop came , pairing Nguyen's ten.
But the on the river gave Murray back the lead, which held up through the river.
Regardless, Nguyen takes home third-place money when he easily could have been out in sixth when he had half a big blind.
The final four players have gone on a 15-minute break with Brett Murray holding a massive chip lead.
Of note, with the elimination of Michael Loncar, Toan Nguyen, who was down to half a big blind has managed to ladder up a payout spot to earn himself an extra $14,210.