Dmitry Shilnikov got his last 3,000 or so all in on a flop of holding , and he was out in front of Justin Bonomo's . Unfortunately for Shilnikov, the turn completed Bonomo's straight draw and the failed to pair the board.
Bonomo was pushed the pot and is already up to 22,000, while Shilnikov was left to take the long walk out the door.
John Monnette, who's still in contention for the WSOP Player of the Year award, has grabbed an early chip lead after busting Vanessa Selbst.
Monnette told us he won Selbst's final 2,500 chips after flopping top set against her top-two pair. The money went in on the flop, and Selbst could not improve.
With 4,000 in the pot and a board reading , Erik Cajelais bet pot and put the pressure on Alexandre Amiel, who had 3,625 behind. A call was made and the hands turned up.
Showdown
Cajelais:
Amiel:
"Diamond," Amiel said hoping to spike the river and survive. That's exactly what he did, much to the dismay of Cajelais, when the peeled off. Cajelais put his hands to his head and looked on in disbelief as the dealer took the chips from his stack.
Meanwhile, Padraig Parkinson, Jonathan Duhamel and Tristan Wade have all been eliminated from the tournament.
On a flop David Baker bet 300 from the small blind. Vanessa Selbst was in the big blind and called, while the player under the gun folded.
The turn was the and Baker opted to check. Selbst fired out 800 and Baker called. The river brought the and Baker check-folded to Selbst's all in bet worth around 1,750.
Selbst is climbing back up to the starting stack while Baker is a bit shorter.