We picked up the action with two early limpers in the pot and the player on the button raising to 10,000 off a stack of 49,000. Both limpers made the call and we were three way to the flop.
Flop: 
The action checked to the button who moved all-in for 39,000. The initial limper then called before Azim Popatia moved all-in for 86,000 more. This put the initial limper into the tank and after a while he eventually folded.
Popatia went crazy. He was clicking his fingers and celebrating as he turned over 
for middle set. The button turned over 
for two pair and despite several questions the initial limper refused to tell the table what he folded. The 
turn and 
river completed the action and Popatia had eliminated the player on the button and the inquest began.
"Man you played that so terribly…so bad…so bad," said one of Popatia's opponent's.
Then after a moment's pause the same player said, "nice hand." Popatia thanked him and then he finished by saying, "you could have played it better though."
Popatia didn't care, he had over 250,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
171,700
|
171,700 |
making sure Sands could claim his 80th place payout. He receives $5,261 for his efforts.
after which the 
and 
rolled off. "Those the worst two cards after such a window card", Selbst laughed because her opponent still had plenty of outs. The turn was the 
and the river the 
giving Selbst the win.
confirmed the win for Ross-Powers and Wilkerson was out. As Ross-Powers was rebuilding her stack we asked her quietly for her name.
and Hellmuth bet 13,000. Selbst decided to raise to 28,000 and Hellmuth called immediately. The river was the 
and Hellmuth checked. Selbst bet 24,500 and Hellmuth showed a little of that good old style we are used to seeing from the 11-time WSOP bracelet winner. After a while he calmed down and folded his cards giving Selbst the pot.
