These counts are fairly rough, since we can't get too close to the table while they're filming.
Scott Clements - 1,445,000
John Monnette - 1,100,000
Daniel Alaei - 725,000
Daniel Negreanu - 700,000
Greg Jamison - 330,000
Ben Boyd - 310,000
Tom Koral - 270,000
Annie Duke - 260,000
Scott Clements just scooped a pot from Daniel Negreanu. There was preflop action and betting on every street until we had a . Clements opens for the pot.
Yueqi Zhu raised from early position and found callers from Daniel Alaei and Greg Jamison in the blinds. The flop came and Alaei bet, Jamison called, and Zhu moved all in. Call. Call. The turn saw Jamison all in and Alaei fold.
Jamison
Zhu
The river came to confirm we have our first final table exit.
Greg Jamison limped in under the gun, as did Daniel Negreanu from the cutoff and both blinds (Annie Duke and Daniel Alaei).
With four-way action, the flop revealed . Annie Duke led out with a bet, Alaei folded, and Jamison called. Negreanu raised the table, and both opponents called.
Fourth street: . All three players checked.
Fifth street: . Duke and Jamison checked, and Negreanu put out a bet of 60,000. Duke considered for a few moments before folding, but Jamison flicked in the calling chips.
Negreanu showed up . With the nut flush, he scooped up the full pot.
John Monnette raised to open the pot. Yueqi Zhu (who we're now calling "Rich" as per his bio sheet) made the call, as did Scott Clements in the big blind.
Three-handed, the flop came out . Clements led out into the table with a bet. Monnette ducked out, but Zhu matched the 30,000.
Fourth street was the , and Zhu called another bet from Clements. The river brought the and one more bet. Zhu thought it over for a moment before giving up his hand. He has 105,000 chips left.
There was slight technical problem causing a delay in action. A few minutes passed before the players became restless and insisted on play resuming. Player power told and we we're off again.
The first pot back ended in a chop between Scott Clements and Daniel Alaei.
Greg Jamison came in raising for the second hand in a row. Action folded around to the blinds, where both Scott Clements and Annie Duke called.
The flop came out . Clements led out into the pot with a bet, and Duke raised it up. That was enough to get Jamison out, but Clements came along to fourth street.
It was the , and Clements check-called a bet. On fifth street, the paired the board. Clements checked again, and Duke moved her final 45,000 chips into the pot. After some hemming and hawing, Clements matched the bet, putting Duke at risk.
Showdown
Clements:
Duke:
Annie scooped up the pot with her jacks full, doubling up and then some. She's sitting with 480,000 now.