Nicolas Atlan raised 32,000 from early position, Tristan Wade pushed all-in for 76,000, Ovensen Benoit pushed all-in, and Atlan folded. Wade had and Benoit had . The board came and Wade doubled up to 225,000.
Andrew Barnes raised to 25,000 from middle position and Ron Kluber moved all-in for 506,000 from the small blind. Barnes called and showed K-K, Kluber had A-K and looked to be in serious danger of elimination.
Until the 4-A-3 flop, that is. Barnes didn't catch a king on the turn or river and the ace Kluber flopped not only reversed the advantage in the hand, it also reversed their chip counts. Kluber now sits with 1.1 million while Barnes is down to 420,000.
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi
With two limpers in the pot, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi raised 42,000. Both players called. The flop was . Mizzi bet 92,000. Ed Betlow raised to 200,000. Mizzi moved all in for 450,000 more. Betlow called. Mizzi showed . Betlow flipped over . Mizzi was ahead. The turn was the and Betlow took the lead. The river was the and Mizzi was eliminated.
Cory Carroll
Cory ‘UGOTPZD’ Carroll has been slowly building his chips all day, and is currently in the top 10 in chip stacks. Carroll, winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Caesars Palace earlier this year, has quietly clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard. Carroll, no stranger to the winner's circle online or live, is poised to make a big run as the field dwindles.
Jason Sell moved all in with . He was called by Steven Garfinkle's . The flop was . The turn was the and the river was the . Sell's run at the WSOP is over.
Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran raises to 30,000, and Senovio Ramirez calls from one of the blinds. The flop comes , Ramirez checks, Tran bets 40,000, and Ramirez calls. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Ramirez bets 67,000, and Tran calls.
This is where it gets interesting.
As soon as Tran calls, Ramirez says, "You win." Tran tosses his cards and waits for the pot, but notices that Ramirez is still holding his cards. Tran quickly grabs his cards back, waiting.
Ramirez does nothing, and the dealer tells him that if he truly forfeits the pot, he needs to muck his cards before she can push it to Tran. Tran says, "You'd better muck your cards." Ramirez postures for a bit, but eventually mucks his cards. The pot is pushed to Tran, who then, and only then, mucks his cards.
Randy Holland moved all in with J-J and was called by Markus Gonsalves with A-Q. The flop was , pairing Gonsalves' queen. The turn was the , the river was the , and Holland headed to the rail.
With the board reading , Karga Holt moved all-in and was called by Imram Ahmad. Ahmad turned over pocket Jacks and Holt had for the flush draw and overcards. But the brought no help and Holt was eliminated.
Troy O'Brien shoved all in for 120,000 with . He was called by Kirk Morrison who flipped over . The flop was and Morrison took the lead. The turn was the . The river was the . Morrison won the pot and Troy O'Brien busted out.
Ken Lawrence pushed all-in on a flop of and Avi Cohen called. Lawrence had and Cohen had . The turn and river were blanks and Cohen won the pot. Lawrence asked, "How could you call me with that?" Cohen responded, "I thought you had A-K." So, again, Lawrence asked, "Why did you call?"