Mikko Pispala pushed with 9-9 and was called by Bill Gazes with A-J. Gazes flopped a Jack and Pispala headed to the rail. That hand pushed Gazes up to 440K.
Eugene Katchatov was all in preflop holding the . He was in bad shape against the of his opponent. An Ace on the flop all but sealed his fate and there would be no runner-runner miracle for Katchatov who was elminated in 32nd place and received $13,344 for his efforts.
Phil Hellmuth is steaming again after losing another pot to Raj Sawant. On a flop of , Raj Sawant bet 33K and Hellmuth called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Raj Sawant bet 45K and Hellmuth called.
Raj Sawant:
Hellmuth: (x)
Hellmuth only showd the for trip nines and mucked his other card. He was steaming because Raj Sawant caught running clubs to catch a flush on the river and beat his trips. Hellmuth slipped to 67K after that hand.
Phil Hellmuth moved all in with and Nick Van Newkirk called with . The flop was and Hellmuth was still in the lead. The turn was the and Nick Van Newkirk took the lead. The river was the and Hellmuth busted out in 31st place. He got a round of applause from the spectators on the rail, all of whom stood five or six deep to sweat his table.
Phil Hellmuth will have to wait for another day to win his 12th WSOP bracelet.
Bob Bright's run in this tournament has just come to an end. Bright was short-stacked most of the day and finally got it all in with against the of Greg Pohler. Pohler caught the on the flop and took the lead. There would be no miracle for Bright and he was eliminated in 30th place, earning $16,766 in the process.
Nick Schulman moved all in preflop and Raj Sawant called. Schulman flipped over and Raj Sawant showed . The flop was and Schulman took the lead with a set. The turn was the and the river was the . Raj Sawant caught a flush on the river to re-suck out. Schulman headed to the rail in 28th place.
Mike Guttman was all in preflop holding T-T against the A-4 of Bill Edler. Guttman was in a good position to double up, but that position was quickly reversed when the flop brought not one, but two aces. Gutman failed to catch his ten and was eliminated in 27th place.