Sebastian Saffari Eliminated in 2nd Place ($135,932)
No-Limit Hold'em
Brandon Wong and Sebastian Saffari battled through the stud-8 round, with Saffari being all in at one point by third street and surviving with a chop. They then moved to no-limit hold'em, and had cycled through the first five hands with Wong failing to bite after a couple of all-ins from Saffari.
Then came the sixth hand of the round, which again saw Saffari open-pushing from the button, this time for about 180,000.
Wong checked his cards and having found a good calling hand called right away.
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Wong had woken up with the best hand in hold'em, and as both players' loud rails of supporters cheered their respective men on, the dealer spread the ![]()
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flop. The
then came on the turn, earning some additional response as it gave Saffari a chance at a saving straight. But the river was the
, and Wong's aces had held.
Saffari earns a nice $135,932 payday for coming on spot shy of the title, while Wong has won his first WSOP bracelet!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,820,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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Busted | |