With a board reading on the turn, Shawn Keller bet out and Michael Byrne called after they had put in three bets each on the flop. The river was the and both players checked. Keller showed for top pair and Byrne turned over . Keller dragged the monster pot and took over the chip lead.
Michael Byrne raised, Vivek Rajkumar re-raised, Shawn Keller four-bet, Byrne called all in and Rajkumar called.
The holecams revealed:
Byrne
Keller
Rajkumar
The flop was . Rajkumar checked, Keller bet, and Rajkumar called. The turn was the . Rajkumar checked over to Keller again, who bet, and Rajkumar called The river was the . It was checked to Keller again, he bet, and after a long think, Rajkumar folded his T-T face up.
Keller's pair of kings held up to eliminate Byrne and give him a commanding chip lead over this table.
Vivek Rajkumar got the rest of his chips in with on a board of . Shawn Keller called and showed . None of his five outs hit on the river, and Rajkumar doubled up.
Vivek Rajkumar raised pre-flop and David Pham called. The holecams revealed:
Rajkumar
Pham
The flop was . Rajkumar bet out, Pham raised and Rajkumar called. The turn was the , opening up a flush draw for Rajkumar. He led out again, Pham raised all-in and Rajkumar called, needing a jack or a heart to take the hand. The river was the and Pham doubled up.
Brandon Wong raised from the small blind and Alex Borteh called from the big blind. The holecams revealed:
Wong
Borteh
The flop was , giving Borteh two pair and Wong the nut straight. Wong bet and Borteh smooth-called. The turn was the . Now the fireworks begin. Wong bet, Borteh raised, Wong thought and Hollywood-ed for a while before re-raising and Borteh called. The river was the . Wong bet, Borteh raised, Wong re-raised, and Borteh called.
Wong dragged the monster pot with his straight and his stack shot up past the 600K mark. Borteh was left with 165,000.
David Pham raised, Alex Borteh re-raised, Pham asked Borteh how much he had behind and Borteh counted out 32,000. Pham re-raised, Borteh raised all in and Pham called.
Pham
Borteh
The flop was , pairing Borteh's king. The turn was the , giving him two pair, but opening up a gutshot straight draw for Pham. The river was the , and Borteh got a much-needed double-up.
Vivek Rajkumar got the last of his chips in with the on an board and Brandon Wong called with . The turn was the , the river was the , and Rajkumar ended his quest to tie Steve Billirakis' record as the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history.