Action was picked up with Adam Lamers, at risk and Jimmy Shelton in an all-in showdown.
Adam Lamers: A♠3♥ 
Jimmy Shelton: A♣Q♦
Lamers was dominated and with no one hitting the board, Shelton stayed in the lead through the runout of 10♦10♣5♣6♠8♥. Lamers headed to the payout counter as Shelton scooped the pot.
Manjunath Mulinti raised to 350,000 in the cutoff before Akira Ide announced all in on the button. Oren Eliasov then committed his stack of 900,000 in the small blind, and Mulinti folded before Ide called.
Oren Eliasov: A♣Q♦
Akira Ide: Q♣Q♥
Ide saw his pocket queens hold through the 8♣5♥10♠K♠5♦ board, and Eliasov was sent to the payout desk.
David Dao moved all in from the hijack for 1,375,000, and Victor Wan called from the small blind.
David Dao: A♦9♥
Victor Wan: K♠Q♥
The board brought Wan two pair with 2♦9♦Q♠5♥K♣, and Dao was eliminated.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.
Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, kicks off today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.
"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.
The tournament clock shows 170 players remaining, and they have been sent on another 15-minute break.
The T-5,000 chips are being removed from play.
Seong Choi opened to 250,000 in early position and Jonatan Martinez in middle shoved all-in for 2,650,000. Karina Gottler replied with her own all-in shove for 1,300,000. When action returned to him, Choi asked for a count of Martinez's stack.
He then called taking both players to a three-way showdown.
Karina Gottler: 8♠8♣
Jonatan Martinez: A♠K♥
Seong Choi: K♣Q♠
Upon seeing the hands, Gottler made a small prayer hoping that her pockets would hold. The flop came 5♦2♥2♣. Martinez ahead for the side pot was hoping to hit his over cards on the board for a scoop, while Choi, wishing the same thing had to rely solely on his queen.
The turn 5♥ was a brick and the river 4♦ secured Gottler with a triple up, prompting her to do a fist pump.
Gottler scooped the pot for a triple while Martinez grabbed the side pot for his ace-high.
Hunter Payne moved all in from the small blind for 1,220,000, and Safiya Umerova called from the big blind.
Hunter Payne: K♣J♥
Safiya Umerova: A♦8♠
The board brought gifts for Payne with 3♥J♦10♠J♠Q♥, and trip jacks won the pot.
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