The action folded to Vicente Delgado on the button who opened for 200,000 and only Jonathan Little made the call in the big blind.
On the flop both players checked their options to the turn. Little checked a second time and Delgado came with a sizing of 275,000. Little pondered for a moment but eventually let his cards go and the pot was sent to the chip leader.
You can chalk this one up in the "never seen that before" poker category. Pierre Kauert busted in sixth place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Casino on...get this...a heads-up chop pot.
Yes, that's right, he became the first player ever, at least on a live stream, to be eliminated from a tournament in a hand he didn't actually lose. No one, not even the announcers, caught the mistake, and by the time it was discovered the pot should have been chopped, it was too late.
"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on," World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, who was not associated with the event, explained to PokerNews when asked how he would have proceeded.
Vicente Delgado built a lead throughout the last level with preflop pressure, while Allan Barnes made up some ground. Few hands have made it to showdown.
In a recent showdown, Jonathan Little made it 160,000 from the button and Delgado called from the big blind. The flop was .
Both players checked the flop, the turn, and the river. Delgado turned over to take the pot with ace-high.
Brunno Botteon limped in before Vicente Delgado raised to 240,000. Botteon committed his last chips and he was at risk for a total of 250,000 when the cards were turned up.
Brunno Botteon:
Vicente Delgado:
The board ran out and Delgado flopped a pair of aces and turned a second pair of tens to eliminate Botteon in fifth place for $23,050.
The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 350,000 on a flop showing . Brunno Botteon checked from the big blind to Jonathan Little in the cutoff who bet out 230,000. Botteon put in a check-raise to 630,000 and play was back on Little who moved all in for 1,930,000. Botteon made the call with a slightly bigger stack and the cards were tabled.
Brunno Botteon:
Jonathan Little:
It was virtually a flip for the two players with Little holding two pair and Botteon a flush draw and straight draw. The board ran out and the two pair held for Little to score a full double up and leave Botteon with a little over three big blinds.
Action was three ways with nearly 500,000 in the middle and on the board when Allan Barnes checked. Vicente Delgado tossed out 250,000 and Christian Rudolph got out of the way before Allan Barnes made it 350,000.
Delgado shoved and Barnes called for his last 1,000,000 before the cards were turned up.
Allan Barnes:
Vicente Delgado:
Barnes was ahead with two pair, but Delgado had the flush draw, and the turn brought a to give him the lead.
Barnes hated the turn and he let out a disappointed groan, but that quickly turned into elation when the dropped on the river to give him the full house that kept him in the tournament.