Josh Pollock raised to 2,000 on the button only to see the small blind three-bet to 4,700 and then Mike Watson four-bet all in for 23,100. Pollock then five-bet all in and the small blind mucked.
Watson:
Pollock:
The flop put Watson in control and when the and completed the board, Watson more than doubled to 55,000 chips and is now back in business in the Mixed-Max event.
The action folded to Matt Marafioti in the small blind and he raised all in for 12,600 total. Massimo Mosele called from the next seat along to put Marafioti at risk of elimination.
Marafioti:
Mosele:
Marafioti took the lead on the flop and stayed there on the turn and river.
We caught the action after a flop of . Johan Guilbert bet 6,500 and James Woods raised to 16,500. Guilbert moved all in and Woods called for his last 20,000 or so.
Woods:
Guilbert:
The turn sealed it and the river fell as Woods left the tournament area.
We aren't able to confirm the name of the bubble boy, but he got all of his chips in preflop with versus the of Chou Chou.
The flop was fairly promising for Chou's opponent, but the board completed and then , and Chou's aces were good enough to send the poor player home without any porridge.
Michael Coleman is up to 52,000 thanks to him winning an all-in coin flip against Charles Robinson.
Robinson had the in front of him and Coleman the . A final board reading kept Coleman's jacks good, and he doubled his stack at a crucial time of the tournament.
Carlos Villamarin has sent his friend John Moore to the rail just before the bubble.
"I'm sorry it was you, man," said Villamarin as Moore headed to the exits. He then explained how Moore is his best friend in poker and how they are sharing a house together here in Las Vegas for the WSOP. Let's hope they are still friends, otherwise Villamarin may need a sofa to stay on for the rest of the series!
Griffin Benger has busted from Event #58. We didn't catch the hand, but instead saw the forlorn figure of Benger making his way to the rail. Helpfully, Benger relayed his exit hand via his Twitter account:
Alex Goulder limped in for 1,000 and Mark Radoja completed his small blind. Daniele Nestola checked in the big blind.
The dealer spread the flop and it checked to Goulder who bet 1,300. Only Radoja called. The turn was the and Radoja checked to Goulder. Goulder bet 4,500 and Radoja called. Fifth street was the and Radoja again checked to Goulder. The young British pro moved all in for 12,000 effective and Radoja went into the tank, so deep that the clock was eventually called on him.
With 30 seconds left to play, Radoja folded and Goulder stacked up his new chips.