Arthur was chip leader for a long time on the final table and all was going well. That is until the Harrison-tornado came to town. In the eye of Harrison’s whirlwind storm, Arthur had lost a lot of chips. A few hands before the elimination of George Wolf, Arthur had fallen victim to a monster cooler at the hands of Harrison. Both players had flopped sets; Arthur had a set of jacks and Harrison had the queens. That brush with Harrison a cost him most of his stack. In regards to Harrison’s streak, one player at the tabled compared him to a freight train with no brakes! Everyone seem to agree that it was a pretty accurate description.
Things were looking bad for Arthur. But a few hands later, George Wolfe got eliminated in fourth place, allowing Arthur got to climb another spot in the prize pool, his small stack notwithstanding.
In the next hand, Harrison bet the pot from the small blind, for 72,000. Big blind with already 24,000 in front, Arthur called. The hand went into head’s up action and the flop came out: 
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First to act, Harrison bet the pot. This meant that Arthur could either fold or go all in. He chose the latter option and opened his hand: 
, top-top; not too bad. Harrison tabled his hand as well: 
for a pair of nines and a lot of outs for a straight. A 
popped up on the turn, giving both men two pairs, with Arthur in the lead. Then the 
came out on the river, giving a straight to Harrison, and sending Arthur to rail in 3rd position.
And then there were two: Jean-René Gonzalez and Harrison Kaczka get ready for heads up action.
3rd place: Arthur W, $1,130
