Event #3: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

Matt Grapenthien:     /      /  
Robert Mizrachi:     /      /  

Matt Grapenthien brings it in with the  . Robert Mizrachi completes, Grapenthien raises, and Mizrachi makes it three bets for 150,000 total. Grapenthien calls.

Mizrachi bets his lead on fourth street, and Grapenthien calls. That reverses on fifth with Grapenthien taking the lead and betting and Mizrachi calling. It switches yet again on sixth with Mizrachi taking the lead and betting. Grapenthien raises though, and Mizrachi calls the extra bet. On seventh, Mizrachi checks, Grapenthien bets, and Mizrachi folds. Grapenthien flashes    for a straight, winning the pot and taking the chip lead once again.

Grapenthien:     /      /  
Mizrachi:     /      /  

One hand later, Grapenthien brings it in with the  . Mizrachi completes with the  , and Grapenthien calls. Mizrachi bets his lead on fourth street, and Grapenthien calls. The lead changes hands on fifth, and Grapenthien check-calls a bet there, then another one on sixth. He leads out with a bet of his own on seventh, and Mizrachi raises. The extra bet sends "Grapes" deep into the tank, and he spends about two minutes deliberating before calling.

Mizrachi announces his hand and shows    , winning the pot with treys full.

Those two big confrontations have essentially a net-zero result, and the chip counts are right back where they were beforehand.

Robert Mizrachi - 2,350,000 (24 BB)
Matt Grapenthien - 2,000,000 (20 BB)