Wilke's Slope Ends
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jesse Wilke was among the chipleaders in the early portions of Day 4, but he just lost the last of his chips to Joshua Atkinson. The two got all in preflop with Wilke holding 
and Atkinson 
.
"Dealer, I'd like to cash in my one time please," Wilke politely requested.
The board, though, ran out in Atkinson's favor: 
.
"Good luck, guys," Wilke said immediately upon seeing the .
On the bright side, Wilke's one time remains in his back pocket for a future Main Event run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
flop. Muniz was first and checked. Then, Vohra checked, and Madsen bet 26,000. After Muniz called, Vohra check-raised to 65,000. Madsen folded, and was left with just over 180,000, and then Muniz followed suit. Vohra picked up the pot and moved to a little over 600,000 in chips.
flop gave Flores a little help with a queen, but he needed either another or a jack to stay alive. Any hope of that happening disappeared on the turn though after the dealer put out the 
was put out on the river for good measure, and then Flores headed to the payout desk to collect $29,400 for his 383rd-place finish.
to see Wien eliminated and Rutter climb to 350,000 in chips.
, Juan Ramirez checked over to Ankush Mandavia. Mandavia checked the table back and allowed the 
to hit the felt on the turn. Ramirez led at the pot for 20,000 and Mandavia came over the top to 65,000 total. Ramirez three-bet all in in reply and Mandavia instantly called for about 290,000.
finished off the board and Mandavia was awarded the pot. Mandavia is now flirting with one million in chips.
and 
were the final nails in the coffin for Moreno.
, 
and Palmer was knocked out. Kelly's still not out of trouble but his current stack will give him some more room to play.
