Kristan Lord check-called on fourth and Nicholas Julia bet on fifth for Lord to call. On sixth, Lord check-called and mulled over the very same decision for a while on seventh. He eventually called and Julia showed for a ten-eight, which beat the for a ten-nine of Lord.
Justin Liberto bet all the way and Nicholas Julia called it down including a reluctant shove for just 75,000 on seventh. Liberto rolled over an eight-seven and Julia exposed a nine-eight.
Justin Liberto raised the button and Nicholas Julia defended the big blind. Julia check-raised the flop and Liberto folded.
Kristan Lord then raised the button and Julia three-bet the small blind for Lord to call. Julia bet the flop and earned a call before then also betting the turn. Lord raised and received a call. Julia checked the river and folded to a bet.
Julia opened on the button the next hand and Lord came along once more from the big blind. Lord check-called a flop and check-raised the turn. Julia came along to the river on which both players checked. Lord tabled for a flush and that won the pot.
The action was joined on a board of and Kristan Lord having led out and bet 120,000 chips. After a brief moment, Justin Liberto called.
The dealer completed the board with the river and Liberto checked. Then, Lord tossed out 400,000 chips, and Liberto tank-folded, and Lord was pushed the pot.
No big pots played out in the next variant and Nicholas Julia retained his big lead. He was involved in a single-raised battle of the blinds with short stack Justin and discarded two while Justin Liberto took one. They checked after the draw and Julia's for a queen-ten low won the pot.
Justin Liberto barely survived the previous Stud round and then raised out of the small blind when the game type changed. Kristan Lord called. Liberto discarded two and Lord took one new card. A bet by Liberto followed and Lord folded.
The action was picked up after the first draw with Justin Liberto who led out and was raised by Kristan Lord. Liberto made the call.
The second draw each player drew one and Liberto check-called all-in for less the bet by Lord.
The final draw Lord stood pat and Liberto drew one. Next, both hands were tabled and it was the held by Lord that notched the held by Liberto, and the latter was eliminated in 3rd place and took home $69,341 in cash.
Rapid-fire hands in the No-Limit Hold'em round brought very little action. The most notable hand brought a button raise to 155,000 by Kristan Lord. "Raise it," Nicholas Julia announced and made it 450,000 to go. Lord tanked for a bit and folded. Previously, Julia had received a walk and flashed the .
Nicholas Julia started pulling away further but Kristan Lord was able to cut back the deficit by some soon after. Julia bet fourth and fifth to receive a call and Lord then bet sixth when he paired the five, earning a call. Lord also bet seventh and Julia called to get shown for trips fives as the winning hand.
"I didn't see the rest of your board but you were dead to the five," Julia commented after the hand.
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for a ten-eight, which beat the 
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flop and Liberto folded.
flop and earned a call before then also betting the 
turn. Lord raised and received a call. Julia checked the 
river and folded to a bet.
river on which both players checked. Lord tabled 
for a flush and that won the pot.
and Liberto checked. Then, Lord tossed out 400,000 chips, and Liberto tank-folded, and Lord was pushed the pot.
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