Vanessa Selbst and an opponent were involved in a preflop raising war culminating with Selbst five-bet shoving with . Her opponent called instantly with and the defending champ was on the verge of elimination.

However, the flop was great for Selbst as it came down , giving her flush outs and an inside straight draw. The turn was no help, but the river brought the to make an eight-high straight for Selbst.