Climbing the Wahlbeck
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The flop came
. Monnette led out with a bet, and Wahlbeck called. Pezzin wanted to play for more though, raising the table. Both opponents called.The turn card revealed the
. Monnette checked this time, and Wahlbeck grabbed the betting lead, firing 24,000 chips at the pot. Pezzin raised again, and both opponents called once more. The last card off the deck was the 
. When Monnette checked, Wahlbeck fired again; both Pezzin and Monnette flat-called this time.Showdown
Wahlbeck:
Pezzin:
Monnette:
Making the straight on top and the nut low, Ville Wahlbeck scooped up the pot. After dragging in a huge pile of chips, Wahlbeck is up to 425,000.
(X), and Ivey got his few remaining chips into the middle, turning over 
. Clements was unimpressed though, tabling 
, and Fernandez check-called a bet from Khouiss. Both players checked the 
, and Khouiss turned over 
, and all three players checked. On fourth street, the 
hit the board, and Monnette fired a bullet. Bjorin and Wahlbeck both called. The river brought the 
, and Monette fired again. Bjorin had enough fun and ducked out of the way, but Wahlbeck put in the call.
, taking down the full pot with the nut low and the nut flush. After a few recent exchanges, including that last one, John Monnette is now the chip leader, just eclipsing the 800,000-chip mark.
. With his two pair, eights and threes, Scott Clements delivered the final blow to Zolotow, eliminating him in 20th place, just two spots shy of the money.
