Our enormous field of 2,811 has been whittled down to the final 19. Today we will see 18 more eliminations on the path to crowning a champion. Atop the chip counts is 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada with a stack of 1,869,000.
Cada has the opportunity to make history today. If he manages to win this event, he will be first first Main Event winner of the past decade to add a second bracelet to his wrist.
While Cada is most certainly the top story in the room, he is not the only one looking to make history. Cherish Andrews is the last woman standing in today's field and also one of the chip leaders with 1,383,000. Andrews is on a quest to attain her first WSOP bracelet and if she wins today she would be the first woman to win an open event since Vanessa Selbst won the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2008
The field is stacked with other notable names as well. Dwyte Pilgrim is still alive with 293,000 in chips. This is Pilgrim's eighth WSOP cash and while Pilgrim has several WSOP Circuit rings to his name, he is still hunting for his first bracelet. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner JC Tran is also still alive with a stack of 339,000.
Cards will be in the air soon as the final 19 vie for the next spot in World Series of Poker history. Follow along as we present you with all of the latest updates!
Kevin Huddleston raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Valentyn made it 76,000 from middle position. It folded back to Huddleston who four-bet to 225,000 and Shabelnyk responded by announcing all in. Huddleston called for his tournament life and the hands were tabled:
Huddleston:
Shabelnyk:
The board came and Huddleston was sent to the rail in 18th place.
Jim Kasputis Jr raised to 42,000 from the button and Adam Kornuth shipped all in from the small blind for roughly 360,000, Kasputis called and the hands were turned up:
Kasputis:
Kornuth:
The board fell and Kornuth was sent home in 17th place, collecting $23,718 for his efforts.
Cherish Andrews opened with a raise to 45,000 from under the gun. Action folded over to Jean-Marc Thomas who moved all in for about 150,000 from the cutoff. It folded over to Andrews who moved out a call.
Andrews:
Thomas:
The flop was giving Andrews several outs for the win. She needed a queen, nine or spade but found none of those on the turn. The river, however, obliged, by falling the . Andrews was able to make her flush and send Thomas home.
Tom Chambers opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Valentyn Shabelnyk called from the big blind.
The dealer pounded the table and dealt out a flop . Shabelnyk checked to Chambers who continued out for 85,000. Shabelnyk tossed out a call and the fell on the turn. Shabelnyk checked for a second time and Chambers opted to move 225,000 into the middle this time. Shabelnyk called once again.
Fifth street was the and Shabelnyk checked. Chambers moved a massive bet of 900,000 to the middle. Shabelnyk announced a call and showed .
Much to the heartbreak of Shabelnyk, he was behind the of Chambers whose flopped two pair turned into a full house on the turn. Chambers is now the commanding chip lead of the tournament with 2,930,000.
After being crippled in the last hand, Valentyn Shabelnyk raised all in for 125,000 from under the gun. He was called by Jonathan Poche in the big blind and the hands were tabled:
Poche:
Shabelnyk:
The board fell giving Poche a spade flush to send Shabelnyk home in 14th place.
A short-stacked JC Tran shipped all in for 54,000 from the button and Michael Aron called from the big blind.
Tran:
Aron:
Aron jumped ahead on the and Tran needed a heart or a king to double up. Unfortunately for Tran, the turn and river came and , eliminating him from the tournament.
We caught Huy Quach raise before the blind only to have Dwyte Pilgrim three-bet. Quach moved all in for around 700,000 and Pilgrim called.
Pilgrim:
Quach:
The flop was a heartbreaking one for Pilgrim, as it gave Quach a set when it fell . The fell on fourth and Pilgrim was looking for one of the two remaining queens to win the hand.
The on the river was of no help and Pilgrim was crippled.
Pilgrim moved in soon after for 275,000 with against Michael Aron's pocket fours. Aron also flopped a set on Pilgrim and he was sent home in 11th place, just one spot shy of the unofficial final table.
Joe Cada opened the action with a standard raise to 60,000 and Huy Quach quickly three-bet to 160,000. Maximilian Lehmanski thought for about a minute before throwing out a four-bet to 305,000.
Action came back around to Cada who folded his hand and Quach once again acted rather quickly in plopping out a call.
The two saw a flop of and Quach checked. Lehmansky pushed out 255,000 and Quach called, making this a pot of over one million chips.
The came on the turn and once again Quach checked. Lehmanski moved out towers of orange T5,000 chips for a bet totaling 315,000. Quach tanked and played with his green t25,000 chips before throwing away his hand. Lehmanski's rail erupted in applause as he dragged in this giant pot that boosted him to the chip lead.
and Huddleston was sent to the rail in 18th place.
and Kornuth was sent home in 17th place, collecting $23,718 for his efforts.
giving Andrews several outs for the win. She needed a queen, nine or spade but found none of those on the 
turn. The river, however, obliged, by falling the 
. Andrews was able to make her flush and send Thomas home.
flop . Shabelnyk checked to Chambers who continued out for 85,000. Shabelnyk tossed out a call and the 
fell on the turn. Shabelnyk checked for a second time and Chambers opted to move 225,000 into the middle this time. Shabelnyk called once again.
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of Chambers whose flopped two pair turned into a full house on the turn. Chambers is now the commanding chip lead of the tournament with 2,930,000.
. The 
came on the turn and once again Quach checked. Lehmanski moved out towers of orange T5,000 chips for a bet totaling 315,000. Quach tanked and played with his green t25,000 chips before throwing away his hand. Lehmanski's rail erupted in applause as he dragged in this giant pot that boosted him to the chip lead.
