With the elimination of Tim Bowman, who won the Harrah's Cherokee Main Event last month, that means a non-Main Event winner will take down the National Championship. Whether it's an at-large qualifier or a WSOP POY $10,000 buy-in remains to be seen as two of each still remain.
Brock Parker opened for 50,000 under the gun and received calls from Max Steinberg and Jonathan Hilton in the small and big blind respectively. All three players checked the flop, and then Steinberg led out for 90,000 on the river. Both his opponents called, the was put out on the river and Hilton bet 335,000 after Steinberg checked.
Parker quickly folded, but Steinberg wasn't so hasty. The WSOP bracelet winner tanked for several minutes as he thought about what to do. He looked back at his cards, fiddled with his chips and then made the call. Hilton tabled the for a full house, and it was good as Steinberg sent his hand to the muck.
Max Steinberg opened for to 55,000 on the button, Brock Parker moved all in for 350,000 in the big blind, and Steinberg tank-called.
Parker:
Steinberg:
Parker was behind, and Steinberg increased his lead when the dealer fanned . Parker needed running cards to make a wheel, and the was one of those cards. The two-time bracelet winner was left with three outs (the was no good) to stay alive, but unfortunately for him the bricked on the river.
Parker, who entered the final table with the chip lead, was eliminated in fourth place, while Steinberg is back over a million chips.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch opened for 55,000 on the button and Max Steinberg looked him up from the small blind. Jonathan Hilton folded the big and it was heads-up action to the flop. Steinberg checked, Panitch bet 150,000 and Steinberg got out of the way.
Jonathan Hilton raised to 57,000 out of the small blind, Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch defended, and the flop fell . Hilton led out for 58,000, and Panitch immediately moved all in for 432,000.
Jonathan Hilton opened for 48,000 on the button and Robert Panitch called from the small blind. Max Steinberg came along for the ride from the big, and it was three-way action to the flop. Panitch wasted little time in leading out for 150,000, and it did the trick as both his opponents folded.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch had the button, and raised to 55,000. Max Steinberg called in the small blind, and Jonathan Hilton bumped it up, three-betting to 175,000. Panitch unhappily folded, while Steinberg went into the tank. He shifted in his chair after 30 seconds or so, then announced that he was all in.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch opened for 50,000 on the button and then called when Jonathan Hilton three-bet to 119,000. The flop saw Hilton check and Panitch instantly moved all in. Hilton folded immediately.
flop, and then Steinberg led out for 90,000 on the 
river. Both his opponents called, the 
was put out on the river and Hilton bet 335,000 after Steinberg checked.
for a full house, and it was good as Steinberg sent his hand to the muck.
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. Parker needed running cards to make a wheel, and the 
was one of those cards. The two-time bracelet winner was left with three outs (the 
bricked on the river.
. Hilton led out for 58,000, and Panitch immediately moved all in for 432,000.
flop. Panitch wasted little time in leading out for 150,000, and it did the trick as both his opponents folded.
flop saw Hilton check and Panitch instantly moved all in. Hilton folded immediately.