. Gowen showed top set,
. Her opponent was drawing very live with
for a straight draw and a flush draw. The turn and river bricked out; Gowen's top set was boss."It's karma paying you back," said Thomas Wahlroos. Apparently, earlier in the tournament, three players at the table, including Wahlroos and Erik Cajelais, were shivering in the frosty air of the Amazon Room. Gowen went to the WSOP Store across the hall from the Amazon Room and bought each of them jackets to wear so they'd stay warm.
with two other players. Ferguson tabled the nuts with a flush draw when he showed
, a hand that was the EV favorite despite being behind on the flop. The
hit the turn, crucifying Ferguson's hand. The river was a meaningless
. Lisandro held
for the nut flush draw and gutterball straight draw.
peeled off, giving him a bigger two pair and vaulting him back into the lead. His opponent was looking for an eight or nine to make a full house, or a seven to fill his straight draw. The river was a seven, but it was the
, the small blind bet 3,000. Williams raised to 9,000. The two traded raises back and forth until all the chips were in the middle.

. The small blind checks, and the big moves all in. Dwan calls it down, and the small blind ducks out.
though, and Tom Dwan knocks him out and chips himself up to 26,000.