Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,972,860)
Isaac Haxton kept up the momentum when he added more chips without showdown thanks to a pot-sized river bet on the 6♣5♣3♠K♦4♥ board with a four-liner to a straight out there, firing a bet of 7,300,000 to force a fold from Shaun Deeb.
The lead was still in Deeb's hands, albeit not as significant anymore with Haxton approaching 30 million in chips again.
Haxton then limped the button and Deeb raised the pot to 2,400,000 for Haxton to call. The flop brought J♥4♠2♠ and Deeb checked, prompting a bet of 1,300,000 by Haxton. Deeb then check-raised the pot to 9,600,000 and that sent Haxton into the tank. He eventually moved all in and Deeb glanced at his cards once more before he called.
Isaac Haxton: K♦K♠J♦7♦ 
Shaun Deeb: Q♥Q♠10♣6♠
The rail exploded with many in favour of Deeb, who pointed out that the "jack of spades would not end it". He picked up equity with the 10♦ on the turn and improved to the flush with the J♠, which indeed ended the tournament in his favour.
Haxton was denied a second WSOP gold bracelet and finisher as the runner-up for $1,972,860, while Deeb has earned a huge top prize of $2,957,229 and bracelet number seven.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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72,600,000
30,200,000
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30,200,000 |
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Busted | |
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