Webb, who had decided not to get involved for a while, then became very much involved when he and Zuro got it all in preflop in a monster pot. Next to go was Chris Dandrea, who had become relatively short and decided to get it all in preflop with king-ten but ran straight into Lawson’s dominating ace-ten and failed to improve, landing him the 8-spot for $7,961. However, first to exit the final table was defending champion Loi Hoang, who fell to Michael Zuro when he got it all in on a six-high board with pocket sevens but Zuro’s pocket fours made a nasty runner-runner straight to knock him out in ninth for $6,284. I really have to be on my A-game, or they’re going to pick me apart,” Webb admitted after losing a couple of the opening pots. He then had to slow his play down a bit due to the much different nature of a final table.
Coming into the final table, it was newcomer Marcus Webb who held all of the chips as he had been on a massive heater throughout the day, busting players left in right, sometimes in brutal fashion.
