Dylan Wilkerson raised to 55,000 from late position, and Jonathan Depa moved in for 185,000 from the small blind. Zach Freeman shipped in as well from the big blind for 294,000. Wilkerson called.
Wilkerson:
Depa:
Freeman:
Everyone had ace-deuce, so it was down to suits and secondary cards. The board came , and Freeman tripled up with the nut straight. Wilkerson won a small side pot with a pair of kings.
As notable hands continue to be few and far between, we decided to highlight one of the final table participants battling here today at Event #54 of the 2014 World Series of Poker.
Dylan Wilkerson is a name that might not be familiar to most, but he has found his share of success as a well-traveled grinder on the tournament circuit. He's scored past cashes in a wide variety of countries, including Australia, France, Spain, England, Bahamas, Canada, and of course his home country: United States.
Wilkerson's total tournament cashes in live settings add up to just over $1.3 million, and he's already booked a cash well over the roughly $300,000 that will be given for first here. However, he's still looking for his first major win as his two biggest cashes were both bittersweet silver medal efforts this past spring: $228,364 at CPT Fallsview Classic Main Event and $728,650 at WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars.
We'll continue to monitor the San Francisco native's progress as he attempts to take down this final table.
Florian Langmann raised to 35,000 from middle position, and Toby Hausen defended his big blind. Hausen check-shipped on his fellow German on the flop, and Langmann obliged.
Langmann:
Hausen:
Hausen was in excellent shape with top two and the nut low draw, but a grim turn arrived: giving Langmann a lock for the high end. Hausen's only hope was a low card to chop, and a baby did hit but it paired him with the .
On a flop, Ted Lawson bet 35,000 from a middle position and Woody Deck check-raised to pot from the small blind. Lawson moved in for 314,000, and Deck called.
Deck:
Lawson:
Lawson had flopped a boat, and he needed to fade Deck pairing on of his other cards. A turn gave Deck a nut low, and a river gave him sixes full for high, scooping Lawson and sending him out of the tournament.
Florian Langmann raised pot to about 150,000 after a wager from Joe Lu on a flop. Lu threw his hands up before pushing forward all of his chips, and Langmann called.
Lu:
Langmann:
Langmann was playing two pairs with a third for a better full house draw, and Lu had nut flush draw with a nut straight draw. The turn left Lu dead, and he pointed at his opponent in submission.
From the big blind, Volpe bet 77,000 on a flop, and Florian Langmann potted to put him all in for about 50,000 more. Volpe called after Jonathan Depa folded.
Langmann:
Volpe:
Volpe was in rough shape as he was behind for both halves, with Langman having the nut low draw and the nut flush draw, and nobody having a pair. The turn gave Volpe a straight draw, but only half of it was any good, and the wasn't the card he needed, since it gave Langmann a higher straight.
Dylan Wilkerson raised to 20,000 from late position, and Richard Armstrong pushed his last 57,000 into the pot. Antony Lellouche reshipped out of the blinds, and Wilkerson mucked.
Lellouche:
Armstrong:
Lellouche had a boat on the turn on the board, and he scored the knockout.
Fabrice Soulier raised to 35,000 in late position and called a three-bet to 70,000 from TJ Eisenman. Soulier then open-shipped the flop for 97,000, and Eisenman called.
Eisenman:
Soulier:
Soulier was in good shape with a better pair and a better low draw, but Eisenman ran a wheel when it came turn, river.
Gary Bolden bet 20,000 on a flop, and TJ Eisenman raised to 57,000. Bolden shoved all in for 195,000, and Eisenman called.
Eisenman:
Bolden:
Bolden had a big nut wrap, but Eisenman had a nut low draw with a nut flush draw. The gave each player the nuts one way, but a mean Eisenman had the nut flush with an ace-four low to take both halves and bust Bolden.
Zach Freeman raised to 25,000 on the button, and he was called by both blinds. On the flop, Brad Ruben check-raised to pot after Freeman bet 50,000, and Freeman called to put Ruben at risk.
Ruben:
Freeman:
Freeman had a set, while Ruben had flopped a strong low draw and a straight draw. High cards came though ( and ), eliminating Ruben.