8.31pm
Erick raised to 300K and Grinder moved all in. Erick called. Erick has the A Q and Grinder the 4 4. Mike is all in for 1,470,000. The flop comes the 2 5 Q . The turn is the 5 . The river comes the 4 and Grinder spikes a two outter and doubles through Erick Lindgren


8.36pm

This time Amnon pushed all in and John called him. Amnon has the A T and John the A K . The flop comes the K 8 3 . The turn is the 9 and the river the A . John takes the pot and knocks out Amnon Filippi from New York, NY in 4th for $174,785.

9.03pm
Erick is all in for 100K on the big blind. Grinder and John both call. The flop came the A 7 K John bets 75K and takes the side pot. Erick has the J 8 and John the K 6 .Turn is the 3 . The river is the T and Erick Lindgren from Las Vegas NV takes 3rd for $282,721

Erick folds and we have a two way pot. The J T 8 on the flop with two clubs. John bet 120K and Grinder calls. The A on the turn. Checked. The river comes the 4 . John showed the Q T and won with a pair of queens.


We move to the next level. 15K antes with 60K / 120K blinds.



Button on John. Battle of the blinds. Erick raises to 300K. Grinder calls. J 5 4 Checked. Q on the turn. Erick bets 240K and Grinder raises to 740K. Erick moves all in. Grinder calls. Grinder has the K 3 for a flush and Erick the A 2 for the nut flush draw only. The river comes the 8 and Grinder takes the pot. Erick is considered pretty crippled now.


Erick is on the button. Grinder calls and John checks his option. Flop comes the 3 3 K Grinder bets 80K. John reraised to 300K. Grinder takes it up a notch and makes it 300K more to go. John calls. The turn brings the 4 . Grinder checks and John bets at the pot for 500K. Grinder folds.


Button is on John. He raised to 240K. Erick brings it to 680K and takes the pot.




9.14pm
Linda Johnson is interviewing the two remaining players and Grinder just said that his baby who will be born tomorrow will be named Julie. John D'Agostino announced that his girlfriend Marie will be delivering their baby in September. Goodness gracious. Babies everywhere!




9.26pm
Grinder raised to 300K and John smooth called. The flop comes the K 4 2 . John checks and Grinder bets 50K. John makes the call. The turn comes the 3 . John checks and Grinder bets one million chippies. John folds.


John calls the 60K. Grinder checks. A 9 K . John bets 100K and Grinder raises 100K and takes the pot.




9.28pm
John raised to 300K and Grinder comes over him to 3 million. John leaves again.


9.41pm

Film crew makes a tape change and we take 5.


John raised to 300K and Grinder folds.


Grinder calls and John checks. Flop is the Q 7 6 . John bets 150K and Grinder calls. A on the turn. John checks and Grinder fires 350K out and John folds.





John calls. Grinder checks. Flop is 9 6 3 . John bets 150K and wins it.


Grinder calls. John checks option. FLop is 8 5 4 . John bets 150K and takes it.


John calls. Grinder checks. A K 8 . Grinder bets and wins.


John calls the 60K on the button. Grinder checks. K Q 2 . John bets 120K and wins.



9.53pm

9.55pm

Grinder calls. John checks. J T 4 John bets 150K and wins.


10.01pm
Michael calls and John checks. A 8 8 . Grinder bets 120K and John calls. 6 on the turn. Grinder checks and John fires in 300K. Grinder calls. The river comes the K . Checked. 8 9 for Grinder and he takes it.


John on the button and he raises to 360K. Grinder folds.


Michael raised 500K on the button and John folds.


Johns calls. Grinder checks. Flop is the A 4 2. Checked. A on turn, Grinder bets 150K and John folds


10.03pm

John raises to 360K and Grinder calls. The flop comes the Q J 9 . Grinder moved all in and John hightailed it out of it.



10.07pm


Flop of A 7 2 . John bets 150K and Grinder passes.


John raised to 500K and Grinder folds.




......


last deal..


J 9 6 . Grinder bet 120K, John called. 2 on the turn. Checked to John. Grinder bets 425K. John is all in and Grinder calls. J 6 for Grinder. K T for John. T on river. We have our winner. Grinder takes it with two pair.


Flop come the 2 T 8 > Grinder bets and John leaves.


John D'Agostino takes 2nd for $591,312


Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi takes 1st for $1,173,373








reported by our friend Sharla Lehrmann at Poker Pages