Justin Swilling found himself all in for his last 405,000 against Jorryt van Hoof.
Swilling:
Van Hoof:
With Swilling trailing, the flop gave him outs to a flush, and when the landed on the turn he only needed to dodge the on the river to a avoid a split pot.
There would be no chop on the river as it fell the , and Swilling double to 950,000 while stating, "Starting to feel like it's meant to be guys!"
Marius Pospiech raised from the cutoff to 70,000 and Dutchman Joas Mudde moved all in for his final 170,000 chips from the button. Both blinds folded and Pospiech made the call.
Mudde:
Pospiech:
The board ran out and Mudde hit the rail. Mudde's 119th place finish in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event marks his second ever live tournament cash, his first being a 551th place in the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
From middle position, Zachary Hirst raised to 60,000. Michael Aron called from the next seat, Pakinai Lisawad called in the hijack seat, and then Kane Kalas closed the preflop action with a call from the big blind.
That led the four players to a flop, and Kalas checked. Hirst bet 160,000, and Aron folded. Lisawad raised all in for around 390,000, and Kalas got out of the way. Hirst quickly called and rolled over the for a big combo draw. Lisawad had flopped the goods with the , but would have to dodge some outs if he was to stay alive.
The turn was the to deliver the final blow to Lisawad straight away. The river completed the board with the , and it was Hirst's flush that busted Lisawad from the tournament.
"Good playing, man," said Steven Bennett to Lisawad after he was eliminated.
"It wasn't that good," responded Lisawad.
"Hey, you got it in good. What else can you do?" said Bennett.
"Play better," finished Lisawad before heading off to collect his payout.
Mikiyo Aoki opened to 75,000 from under the gun and Eddy Sabat three-bet shoved for 425,000. From the big blind, Felix Stephensen made the call as Aoki folded.
Stephensen:
Sabat:
The board ran out to see Sabat double through to just under 1 million in chips while Stephensen slips to 490,000.