Action folded around the table to Micah Trexler, who was on the button. Trexler raised to 130,000, and the player in the small blind folded.
WSOP bracelet winner and 2004 Main Event champion Greg Raymer was in the big blind and moved all in for his remaining chip stack, which was approximately a little more than 700,000.
Trexler, who had Raymer covered, took a moment to think over the situation before calling to put Raymer at risk.
Greg Raymer: K♦4♦
Michah Trexler: A♥10♥
The dealer fanned 3♦2♦J♣ on the board, keeping Trexler’s ace in the lead. Raymer, through, picked up a flush draw.
The 3♥ on the turn and 5♥ on the river, though, didn’t help Raymer, who was eliminated.
Raymer graciously asked Trexler his name, and then autographed a fossil before handing it to Trexler. The two exchanged fist bumps just before Raymer quietly stood and exited the table.
Trexler showed the autographed fossil to the rest of the players at his table.
“It’s a cool keepsake,” Trexler said with a smile.
Howard Smith raised from under the gun. Roberto Antelo was in the hijack and went all in for 570,000 chips. Austin Remmel had around 300,000 chips in the cutoff and called all in. When it came back to Smith, he called, having both all-in players covered.
Austin Remmel: Q♥Q♦
Roberto Antelo: K♥K♣
Howard Smith: 5♥5♦
After getting cracked four times at the same table, pocket kings finally saw a turnaround on the flop of 7♦K♦3♥, which gave Antelo top set and a massive advantage. The turn Q♠ gave Remmel a set as well, but he was still drawing to one out, while Smith was drawing dead. The river was the 3♣, sending the double-up to Antelo and eliminating Remmel.
According to the players, Remmel lost a pot versus Smith just the hand before, where Smith defended the big blind against Remmel’s preflop raise. Smith made Remmel fold two pair, after the river brought in the fourth card to a straight. Either player needed a queen for a straight and Smith showed the table he got there with Qx3x for the big blind special.
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With registration officially closed, the remaining players know what they’re playing for.
There were 6,628 entries which generated a $3,380,280 prize pool, paying the top 791 players. First place will win a $343,010 payout and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet. The minimum payout was $1,201 and the remaining 306 players have locked up $1,950.
