A short-stacked Barry Shulman moved all-in preflop three times in the past orbit. The first two attempts were successful; the third was not.
Shulman shoved for 635,000 from early position and Cliff Goldkind called from middle position. Action folded around, and Schulman's tournament life was at risk.
Shulman:
Goldkind:
Goldkind found aces again, but there was far less excitement this time around. The board ran out , giving Goldkind a turned full house, and Shulman exited a few spots shy of his third WSOP bracelet.
David Peters was on the button, and he came in with a raise to 80,000. Patrick Smith defended his big blind, and off they went to the flop.
It came , and Peters continued out with another 80,000. Smith check-raised big, making it 325,000 straight. Peters responded with an all-in reraise, and Smith quickly called to put him to the test. Peters was at risk, and he was in trouble.
Showdown
Peters:
Smith:
Smith had flopped bottom two, and Peters had some work to do to catch up. The turn and river were blanks, though, and he's been sent on his way in 7th place. That's good for more than $70,000, and the soft-spoken Peters paced quietly off the stage with his head down.
Gregg Wilkinson opened with a preflop raise, to which Kennii Nguyen responded with a three-bet worth 355,000. Wilkinson moved all in and Nguyen took no time in making the call:
Nguyen:
Wilkinson:
Nguyen was trailing, but his rail exploded when the dealer revealed the flop. Wilkinson picked up flush outs when the hit the turn, but the on the river sealed the double up for Nguyen. Kennii immediately ran off to give high-fives to his rail. He's now second in chips behind Cliff Goldkind.
First into the pot, Justin McGill shoved the last of his ~800,000 into the middle. The bet folded all the way to Adria Balaguer's big blind, but he liked what he saw. Taking a quick peek, he dumped the calling chips into the pot without delay, and McGill was at risk.
Showdown
McGill:
Balaguer:
The flop was a disaster for McGill as it came to leave him dead to the one-out eights. Or running aces, on the longshot. But the turn and river were blanks, and McGill has been forced to the exit. He'll take home the last five-figure payday of this final table, and it will put nearly $95,000 in his pockets.
Cliff Goldkind raised to 80,000 from early position and Kennii Nguyen called directly behind. Gregg Wilkinson then moved all in for more than 800,000, and Goldkind quickly got out of the way. Nguyen tried to get some information out of Wilkinson, but his attempt failed and he tossed his cards into the muck.
Adria Balaguer opened the action with an under-the-gun raise to 100,000. Around in the big blind, Gregg Wilkinson three-bet shoved for just less than 800,000. Balaguer had just bluffed off a big chunk of his stack, so he barely had the shover covered by that point. He paused for just a bit to make sure, then called with a chance at the knockout.
Showdown
Balaguer:
Wilkinson:
The flop kept things interesting for the next two streets as Wilkinson flopped an open-ender. The turn was the blank , and he had one card to find an out. He could not, though. The was the last card off the deck, and Balaguer ends with trip jacks and the rest of Wilkinson's chips.
That's the end of Wilkinson's day, and he'll take home $128,441 for his work this weekend. That's not too bad for a $1,500 investment.
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, giving Goldkind a turned full house, and Shulman exited a few spots shy of his third WSOP bracelet.
, and Peters continued out with another 80,000. Smith check-raised big, making it 325,000 straight. Peters responded with an all-in reraise, and Smith quickly called to put him to the test. Peters was at risk, and he was in trouble.
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flop. Wilkinson picked up flush outs when the 
hit the turn, but the 
to leave him dead to the one-out eights. Or running aces, on the longshot. But the turn 
were blanks, and McGill has been forced to the exit. He'll take home the last five-figure payday of this final table, and it will put nearly $95,000 in his pockets.
flop kept things interesting for the next two streets as Wilkinson flopped an open-ender. The turn was the blank 
