The action was picked up on a board of 7♥J♥Q♥2♥8♥ full of hearts. Michael Martin bet 7,000 from the button and Jacques Correa Ortega in the small blind called.
The under-the-gun player folded and Martin quickly flipped over A♥J♣ for the nut flush hit on the river.
Correa Ortega revealed K♥K♣ for the second nut flush and saw the pot go in Martin's direction.
Chris Moneymaker’s Main Event run has come to an early end, for this year at least, after a dramatic full-house-over-full-house clash on Day 1a.
Moneymaker got involved in a deep river spot and ultimately made the call, but ran straight into a cooler. It's a tough exit for the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion.
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Erik Eisen opened to 900 from under the gun, Robert Neal called from his direct left and Kelly Lucas called from the big blind.
The flop came 4♠J♣6♥ Lucas checked, Eisen bet 1,000 and both opponents called.
The three players then checked down the A♦ turn and A♣ river. Neal showed 3♥3♣ but Lucas had a higher two pair with J♠10♦ to win the hand.
Barny Boatman, Craig Jones, and Jack Dreifuss were in for 2,100 each heading to a flop, which came 10♣J♦3♠. Everyone checked on the flop and it was checked again to Boatman, who fired 5,000 into the middle on the 7♠ turn from the button. Dreifuss called from the small blind and Jones folded from middle position.
Both players checked on the K♣ river and Dreifuss announced, "Bottom pair" — prompting Boatman to show 10♠8♠ for a pair of tens to claim the pot.
On the very next hand, Sean Lindsey opened from middle position and Boatman three-bet to 2,200 from the cutoff. It was folded back to Lindsey, who called.
Lindsey check-folded facing a 2,800 bet from Boatman on the Q♣4♣K♥ flop — awarding Boatman his second pot in a row.
Giovanni Zanette raised to 900 from under the gun and was called by both Paul Clotar in the small blind and Mohamed Mamouni in the big blind.
The flop rolled out J♠J♦Q♦ and action checked around to Zanette who bet 1,000 and only Clotar stuck around.
On the turn 10♥, Clotar checked over to Zanette who bet 3,000 and Clotar nearly beat him into the pot with a call.
Clotar checked the river 9♠ and Zanette bet 10,000 to see Clotar quickly fold his hand.
"I had ace-jack," Clotar said in the post mortem of the hand "I was setting the trap and I get a runout like that."
"The river saved you money," replied Zanette as he raked in the pot.
Joseph Gallagher raised to 800 in the cutoff, Tony Souri called in the small blind and Pedro Rodriguez called in the big blind.
Gallagher fired out a bet of 1,500 when the flop came A♠A♣3♦, Souri folded but Rodriguez raised to 4,200, Gallagher called. Action checked on the Q♣ turn and Rodriguez led for 2,500 on the 4♦ river, Gallagher did take long before he raised to 16,000.
Rodriguez shook his head then folded.
On a board of 3♥K♦4♣8♥ with 19,000 in the pot, Sejo Kasic in the hijack bet 16,000. Kristofer Kneale on the button called, and David Blake in middle position called as well.
The 7♣ river was checked by Blake, but Kasic bet 30,000. Kneale quickly folded. Blake however went deep into the tank but ultimately folded as well.
Action was joined as Shawn Puri and Mohamed Mamouni were locked in battle in a four-bet pot.
The full board had already been delivered by the dealer, showing 10♠4♥8♥10♣7♠, and there was roughly 43,500 in the pot.
Puri had put out a bet of 26,000, which was met by an all-in by Mamouni, totalling 36,900. Puri had just 9,400 left, meaning a call would put his tournament life at risk.
"Write it down", Puri said to PokerNews, "I'm going to bust".
The tortured Puri went back and forth, deciding what to do. Ultimately, he decided he was getting too good a price and made the call.
The bad news was immediate as Mamouni turned over 9♥6♥ for a rivered straight. Puri revealedK♠K♦, and, after taking a minute to come to terms with the circumstances, he said his goodbyes to the table.
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