Mike Coombs: Ax2x3x4x5x6x8x
Frank Kafka: 3x4x5x6x7xJxJx
As the last cards hit the table it became clear that Coombs had made a wheel to beat Kafka's seven low, and keep himself alive in the tournament.
"That's perfect timing," Coombs told PokerNews. "That's the first hand I've won all day."
Registration is now closed with 556 entries on the board, nearly 100 more than last year's total.
Among those to enter at the last moment are Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth.
Level: 10
Ante: 200
Bring-In: 300
Completion: 1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000
Hmmm…3 second place finishes in @WSOP since my 2021 Bracelet win. Each time I had the chip lead . . . Now I’m ready… https://t.co/xOYJSxtm3B
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth)
The players are on a fifteen minute break. Late registration will conclude at the end of the break.
David Funkhouser: Ax6x7x/9x3x7x10x
Opponent: XxXxXx/4x6xKx6x
After David Funkhouser limped in after the bring-in, he called a completion after the bring-in folded.
Funkhouser called a bet on fourth street, then bet fifth and sixth with the lead, getting called each time.
On seventh, both players checked and Funkhouser rolled over his nine-seven which was good enough to take the pot.
Dustin Dirksen: XxXx/Ax6x10x7x
Paulo Gini: Xx2x/10x6x2x2x - folded sixth street
After Paulo Gini called the bring-in, Dustin Dirksen completed and Gini called.
Dirksen then bet fourth street and got a call, then on fifth now holding a very similar board to Gini, Dirksen checked, and then called a bet from Gini.
With Gini pairing his deuce on sixth street, Dirksen fired out a bet, which got a fold from Gini, who showed another deuce in the hole.
When you hold the record for the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, there are perks.
For Phil Hellmuth, whose 16 bracelets (and counting) may never be touched, one of those perks is his own personal break room at Horseshoe Las Vegas. That's a nice benefit especially on 90-minute dinner breaks.
Hellmuth granted PokerNews access to his small but intimate break room, which is in an undisclosed location. "Don't disclose the location. I don't need fans knocking on the door seeking autographs while I'm trying to rest," the Poker Hall of Famer joked.
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