Noticeably missing from the field on the last pass through was Bryan Hollis, last year's champion of this event. With his elimination from the tournament, a new champion is guaranteed.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé | |
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We arrived at the table to find Molly Mossey standing up from her chair. She was at risk for her last 9,700 chips holding 
but unfortunately ran into the 
of David Phornton.
The board ran out clean for Phornton and Mossey wished her opponents good luck before exiting the tournament area.
The last PokerNews hopeful, Milko van Winden, was also seen standing on the rail after he busted to flopped quads.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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24,500
24,500
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24,500 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
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A player moved all in from middle position for right around 4,000 and action folded around to Isaac Hanson in the cutoff seat. He moved all in over the top shoving for 11,000 total. Action folded to the big blind who tanked for a bit before letting go of his hand as well.
Issac Hanson: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out clean for Hanson when it came 
and that earned him the pot with his ace kicker.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
A player limped in from middle position and Bill Wong completed from the small blind for 800. The big blind checked his option and it was three-way to a flop.
The flop was 
and all three players checked to the on the turn. There, Wong checked, then called a bet of 1,200 from the big blind while the other player in the hand folded.
On the river, both players checked. Wong revealed his 
and that was enough to earn him the small pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
-500
|
-500 |
The action folded around to Victor Ayala in the cutoff who raised it up to 1,600. Tony Burns was in the small blind and three-bet to 4,200 which Ayala called.
The flop fell 
and Burns announced all in for around 7,500. Ayala quickly tabled his cards and called. Burns flipped over 
while Ayala flopped two pair with 
. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river were no help to Burns as he was sent to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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34,900 | |
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Eliminé |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
With registration for this event now closed, the prizepool information has been released. The 566 players created a total prizepool of $283,000. Of the remaining players, 85 will be paid with a minimum cash being worth $837. An appearance at the final table will earn at least $3,998.
The eventual winner of this event will lock up $61,909 and will be awarded the first World Series of Poker gold bracelet of the 2018 series.
A full prizepool will be posted shortly.
Skyler Yeaton was still busy stacking his chips from a previous couple of pots that he won and he continued to ride the wave as he opened to 1,400 from under the gun. The cutoff jammed all in for around 6,000 and Yeaton made the call.
Skyler Yeaton: 
Opponent:
Although Yeaton was behind preflop, it was no surprise to the table when the flop came 
giving him the lead. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
as Yeaton eliminated another opponent and his chip stack continued to grow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
83,300 |
A player moved all in from under the gun, shoving for 4,500. Action folded to Jesse Capps a few seats over who thought it over for a little bit before calling. Everyone else folded bringing the two players to a showdown.
Jesse Capps:
Opponent: 
The flop was 
which gave Capps a little sweat as his opponent picked up one pair, but the turn and the river kept him in the lead the whole way. He earned the pot and nearly doubled up to 11,700.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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11,700
4,700
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4,700 |
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
