With the board showing 8♠9♣6♥5♠, Augustine Armijo moved all in, which Brandon Babb quickly called.
Augustine Armijo: Q♣6♣
Brandon Babb: 9♥9♠
The 3♠ on the river wasn't a factor, as Babb's set of nines ended Armijo's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,900
86,900
|
86,900 |
|
|
Busted |
Tonino Damore was all in and at risk preflop for his remaining 13,200 from the big blind and was up against Mark Rollins in the cutoff.
Tonino Damore: J♣J♥
Mark Rollins: Q♦3♦
Damore's Jacks held on the 8♣6♣9♦ flop, although Rollins had a backdoor flush draw.
Damore held to double on the K♣ turn and J♠ river without much of a sweat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
27,300
27,300
|
27,300 |
William Firebaugh found himself all in and flipping for his tournament life, as he and Yuki Kawabata got their stacks in preflop.
William Firebaugh: A♦Q♥
Yuki Kawabata: 10♦10♣
It seemed as tho Kawabata was on track to score the elimination, but the 6♣8♦2♣7♠Q♦ runout gave his opponent top pair, top kicker, on the river, keeping him kicking in the competition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,800
27,800
|
27,800 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Paul Radford figured Mariya Ilieva was making a position raise, and as short-stacked as he was, just 6,800 in chips, he chose to go all in from the big blind.
As short-stacked as Radford was, Ilieva made the call.
Paul Radford: Q♦5♥
Mariya Ilieva: K♣4♦
The runout worked in Radford's favor, as he hit a queen on the flop and held through 10♥6♣Q♥3♥3♣ to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,800
58,800
|
58,800 |
|
|
14,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
Michael Jagroo raised to 1,400, which was met by a raise to 3,200 by Kari Paajanen immediately to his left. Alexander Perez cold-called on the button, and Jagroo came along as well.
The 10♥8♦8♥ flop fell, and all players checked. On the J♠ turn, Jagroo checked and Paajanen bet 8,000. Perez called, and Jagroo folded.
The river was the A♦, and now Paajanen checked. Perez bet 18,000 and Paajanen quickly called. Perez turned over the J♥J♦ for a full house, which won him this hefty pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
25,600
25,600
|
25,600 |
Action was picked up with two players all-in on a flop of J♦7♣4♣ and a pot of around 14,000.
Ilan Cohen: J♥4♥
Joel Gossett: A♥A♣
Cohen's two pair had Gossett's aces beat. The turn J♠ improved Cohen's hand to a full house, leaving Gossett visibly frustrated. The dealer completed the board with a 5♦, then shipped the chips towards Cohen's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | |
|
6,200
21,400
|
21,400 |
There was roughly 5,000 chips in the pot and action checked.
Isaac Cramer decided to bet 3,600 from early position when the K♦ hit the turn, Victor Salinier who was in middle position folded.
Daniel Harrison who was in the big blind who took his time before he eventually made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
117,400
117,400
|
117,400 |
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
21,300
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
7,800
27,200
|
27,200 |
Stuart Taylor, the shortest stack at the table, went all in from the big blind and was called by Zion Pleasant on the button.
Stuart Taylor: 2♥2♠
Zion Pleasant: J♦10♠
Taylor's deuces held through the runout of 8♥4♠5♦6♠A♦ to keep him alive in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,300
77,300
|
77,300 |
|
13,100
13,100
|
13,100 |
After already securing a huge stack just before the break, Manuel Reyes was in the heat of the action again.
The cards were already on their backs, with a player already eliminated from the table after Reyes was seen scooping the pot. The board read A♣7♥3♦7♠8♥.
The table recalled the action as Joseph Sergio had opened from under the gun and Reyes called from the hijack. Danny Burgess moved all in from the small blind.
Joseph Sergio: QxQx
Manuel Reyes: A♦8♣
Danny Burgess: K♣K♥
Reyes took the win, pairing his ace for two pair, which cracked both the pocket kings and queens.
The players were discussing the hand after the action had ended as Sergio had only just taken his seat and Reyes was discussing his third-place cash of this year's $300 Gladiator event for $219,410.
Another player remarked on his luck this year at the WSOP and asked, "Can I buy a piece of you in the main?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
|
53,000
21,700
|
21,700 |
|
Busted |
Armen Poghosyan raised to 1,200 under the gun, Christopher Wright called in middle position.
Poghosyan fired out a bet of 600 when the flop came 8♥10♠4♦, Wright raised to 2,600, Poghosyan called.
Both players checked on the A♠ turn and Poghosyan announced all in for 15,500 when the A♥ hit the river, Wright quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,400
50,400
|
50,400 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
18,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
