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.
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.
After doubling up Dylan Wilkerson in a preflop all in pot, Shiva Dudani was down to 116,000. He potted from late position and got set all in by TJ Eisenman.
Dudani:
Eisenman:
Eisenman's aces stayed good, making a full house on the board and eliminating Dudani from contention.
Florian Langmann raised to 55,000 in the cutoff, and Jonathan Depa got his 36,000 in from the small blind. Zach Freeman called in the big blind before folding to 50,000 on the flop.
Langmann:
Depa:
The flop was nothing of substance for either besides a gutshot for Depa. A turn and river meant Langmann had run the nut flush, and he finally knocked out the stubborn Depa.
Florian Langmann raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, and Woody Deck called on the button. Zach Freeman shipped in for 335,000 in the small blind, the big blind folded, and Langmann shoved pot over that. Deck called off his 980,000.
Deck:
Langmann:
Freeman:
Freeman had found double-suited kings with in the blinds and rolled with it, and Langmann's isolation play had failed. The flop was , giving Langmann the nut low and Freeman the high. A brutal turned, and Deck was now in danger of busting as Langmann had him scooped with two pair and the nut low. The helped nobody, so Freeman took the main high pot with aces up, while Langmann took the low. The German scooped the whole side pot, leaving Deck going out in seventh with the second-best stack.
Antony Lellouche put 105,000 in from the cutoff, leaving just 35,000 behind. Florian Langmann put his opponent all in from the small blind and got called.
Lellouche:
Langmann:
The board gave Langmann eights and threes, while Lellouche was unpaired.
Zach Freeman raised to 125,000 on the button, and Doug Baughman potted from the small blind after staying relatively quiet for most of the final table. That didn't deter Freeman, who only had to call 220,000 more.
Freeman:
Baughman:
The board ran out in Freeman's favor: , giving him the nut straight and the KO.
On fourth street, the board read , and the two biggest stacks, Dylan Wilkerson and Florian Langmann, clashed all in.
Wilkerson:
Langmann:
Langmann had kings up with a flush draw, but the draw was trumped by Wilkerson, who had seemingly countless outs with the nut low draw, nut flush draw, and a double-gutshot straight draw. The dealer peeled off the last card: the one of the few cards that didn't give Wilkerson any of the pot.
Langmann had a covering stack, and heads-up play begins with him holding a massive lead.
, and Freeman tripled up with the nut straight. Wilkerson won a small side pot with a pair of kings.
board and eliminating Dudani from contention.
river meant Langmann had run the nut flush, and he finally knocked out the stubborn Depa.
in the blinds and rolled with it, and Langmann's isolation play had failed. The flop was 
, giving Langmann the nut low and Freeman the high. A brutal 
, and the two biggest stacks, Dylan Wilkerson and Florian Langmann, clashed all in.
