With just 129 entries remaining and 124 places paid, the money bubble is fast approaching. Play will go hand-for-hand on the direct bubble and will only stop once one player has been eliminated.
Erick Lindgren raised to 16,000 from early position and Brent Hart called from the hijack.
They both checked it down to the river on the 3♦J♥A♠3♠J♠ board and Hart fired a bet of 25,000. Lindgren looked as if he wanted to call but ultimately decided against it and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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Action was picked up with Jake Schwartz all-in for 31,000 from on the button against the chip leader Joshua Hopkins in middle position.
Jake Schwartz: K♠K♣ 
Joshua Hopkins: A♠9♠
The board was revealed 10♥7♠9♦4♥3♦ for Schwartz's kings to beat the nines of Hopkins and allow him to survive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
82,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
550,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
259,500
|
259,500 |
|
500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
440,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
380,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
230,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
230,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
175,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Action picked up on the turn with WSOP bracelet winner James Chen and Kenny Hallaert involved in a hand with the board showing 3♦6♥Q♠2♠.
Hallaert, who was out of position in the hand, bet 55,000. Chen called after a few moments to push the pot to more than 200,000.
The dealer placed 9♥ on the river, which drew quick checks from both players.
Hallaert tabled A♠10♣ for ace-high, while Chen tabled K♥Q♦ for a pair of queens and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
387,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
|
340,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
A board of 10♣6♣A♦9♠8♠ was visible on the table when Ivan Deyra bet enough to put Artan Dedusha all in. Dedusha had around 200,000 chips behind and after contemplating for a while, he made the call which put him at risk.
Deyra flipped over the nuts with Q♦J♦ and Dedusha quickly mucked his hand and vacated the tournament area.
Hand-for-hand play will now begin after Dedusha was eliminated in 126th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
548,500
|
548,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
The field is now down to 125 players, meaning that just one more elimination is needed before everyone remaining is in the money.
There are 20 minutes on the clock before dinner break. It will be a close call to see if the money is reached before that or not.
Sammy Dubonnet raised to 16,000 from middle position and David Gonzalez three-bet to 52,000 in the cutoff. When the action got back to Dubonnet, he four-bet to 100,000, and Gonzalez called.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♥8♠2♦ and Dubonnet continued with a bet of 50,000, which Gonzalez called.
Dubonnet checked the 10♥ turn and Gonzalez took it upon himself to fire a bet of 100,000. Dubonnet responded by shoving all in for around 300,000, and Gonzalez snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
550,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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Scott Seiver won his fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and in doing so may have secured his place in the Poker Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible next year.
Seiver, a longtime pro from New York who poker fans may remember from his appearance on the Big Game in the early 2010s, took down Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) for $426,744 after an intense and grueling final table battle that eventually saw him denying Jonathan Cohen a second bracelet.
Seiver turns 40 next April and thus will be eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame, a club home to other five-plus bracelet winners like Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Erik Seidel and Phil Hellmuth.
Not only is the Hall of Fame already on Seiver's mind, it's the 39-year-old's primary motivator.
