In a back and fourth battle, Jonathan Jaffe managed to regain the chip lead against Dario Minieri. With a large advantage, Jaffe raised to 4,000 from the button and Minieri moved all in for 34,000. Jaffe called with , dominating Minieri's .
The board offered no help to Minieri and he is eliminated from the tournament.
Leo Wolpert has a tough draw against the aggressive David Pham, but Wolpert isn't backing down.
On a flop of , Wolpert bet out 2,400. Pham raised to 7,400, and Wolpert made the call.
Both players checked the on the turn. The river brought the , and Wolpert took control of the betting again. He slid out 14,200 chips, and Pham wasted little time making the call.
Wolpert showed down , while Pham flashed the and mucked his cards. He has slipped down to 39,000, and Wolpert is well ahead with 201,000.
After a flop of , Braden Hampton was all in with for top pair, however, Brock Parker flopped two pair with . The turn and river brought no help for Hampton and he is eliminated from the tournament.
Parker has locked up his fifth cash of this World Series.
We pick up the action on the flop over at Table 264. The board showed , and action was on Albert Iversen. He bet out 5,000, and Steven Crawford raised to 10,000. Iversen three-bet it up to 35,000, and Crawford moved all in for just about 100,000. Iversen quickly called.
Showdown
Iversen:
Crawford:
Iversen was well ahead, but he still had to fade spades two times. The turn was safe, and the that filled out the board locked up the pot for Iversen. He'll move on to Round 2 without Steven Crawford.