Idema brought it in, then called when Hertzog completed. Hertzog bet out on every street, including seventh where he bet blind, and Idema called him down.
When Idema called on seventh, Hertzog turned over his first two cards (), then ripped over his seventh card, the . Idema mucked his hand, and Hertzog dragged in a massive pot, regaining the lead.
Hertzog bet every street, and Idema called him until seventh. Hertzog had bet dark, and Idema thought briefly before folding. Hertzog showed , leaving his last card unexposed.
Meanwhile, Hertzog is calling for more double shots of Jagermeister.
Idema brought it in, Hertzog completed, and Idema called. Idema led with an ace on fourth street, Hertzog called, and Idema then check-raised on fifth.
"You got me," Hertzog said, laughing.
He called, then folded to a bet on seventh, showing .
Paez brought it in, Idema completed, and Paez called. Idema led out on every street, Paez called him down, and the Spaniard angrily threw his cards into the muck when Idema showed for aces-up.
Hand #208:
Paez was left with 160,000 after Hand #206, and the money went in on third street two hands later against Joseph Hertzog.
Hertzog: () / /
Paez: () / /
Hertzog ripped over the on seventh, making eights and fours, and Paez shoed the for king-high.
Paez hit the rail in third place, earning $71,736. There will now be a short break before heads-up play begins.
Idema completed on the first round, and Paez raised it. Idema made the call, then took the lead on fourth when he caught a second low and Paez caught the queen. The back-and-forth continued on fifth, as Paez bet and Idema called. Both checked sixth, and Idema bet seventh. Paez made the call.
"Two pair," Idema said quietly, turning over for sixes and fives. Paez mucked in frustration.
Joseph Hertzog: / /
Daniel Idema: / (FOLD)
Raul Paez: / /
Hertzog brought it in, Idema completed, and Paez raised. Both Hertzog and Idema called. Paez led out on fourth, Hertzog instantly raised, and only Paez called. As soon as the dropped in front of Hertzog, he fired out a bet. He bet quickly again on sixth, then bet dark on seventh. Paez called
Hertzog flipped over for sevens and fours with an open-ended straight draw. He then ripped over the , giving him a straight and an eighty-seven low.
Paez could only shake his head as he showed and angrily mucked his seventh card face down.
"What?" Hertzog said after the hand, continuing to needle Paez. "I didn't have cheese. Swiss cheese. I had cheddar!"
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for king-high.
for sixes and fives. Paez mucked in frustration.
for sevens and fours with an open-ended straight draw. He then ripped over the 
