Mike Watson shoved from the small blind for 1,350,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind with the chip lead.
Mike Watson: A♥A♦
Erik Seidel: Q♠J♠
The flop came 6♠J♥9♠ for Watson to be ahead with the pocket rockets but Seidel picked up the flush draw.
The turn was the 6♥ which didn't change things much but the 2♠ on the river gave Seidel the flush to get the tournament down to the unofficial final table of nine. Watson finished in tenth place for $130,900.
On Saturday at Noon local time, the first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise$5,300 Main Event kicked off. Executive Director Ty Stewart was flanked by a half dozen former Main Event champions – Daniel Weinman, Espen Jorstad, Koray Aldemir, Jamie Gold, Damian Salas, and Ryan Riess – to officially get things underway in the flagship tournament.
Santhosh Suvarna shoved from the middle position for 770,000 for Seth Gottlieb to make the call from the hijack with the bigger stack while the rest of the table folded.
Santhosh Suvarna: A♣7♠
Seth Gottlieb: A♦K♣
The board ran out 8♥4♥J♠Q♥K♥ for Gottlieb to hold with the higher kicker and even hit a pair of kings on the river to eliminate Suvarna in 14th place.
