Anthony Zinno bet on fifth street and Maxx Coleman called. On sixth street both players had made open fives, and Coleman check-called a bet. He check-called a bet on seventh and Zinno announced straight, tabling for a straight six.
Heads-up to the flop in the last hand before the dinner break, the stacks of Philip Sternheimer and Dave Rogers went into the middle with the latter as the player at risk.
Dave Rogers:
Philip Sternheimer:
The turn was the gin card for Sternheimer and the river failed to keep Rogers in contention.
Players are going on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 22:34 local time. That will also be the time when the late registration for this event will officially close.
There was no miracle escape for Cary Katz with his severe short stack and he was eliminated right after the action resumed. The same also applied for Chad Eveslage as well.
In the meanwhile, Brandon Cantu and Jonathan Cohen became the final two entries and the late registration for the event now appears closed.
Troy Burkholder got his remaining chips in against Anthony Gregg on a flop.
Anthony Gregg:
Troy Burkholder:
Burkholder held the nut flush draw along with a nine-eight low. The turn and river saw Gregg river a nine-high straight, as well as making a better low and he tapped the table as Burkholder was sent to the rail.
A total of 112 entries generated a prize pool of $5,362,000 and the top 17 finishers will be awarded a payday of at least $83,738. The winner can look forward to the WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize of $1,449,103.
Earlier, Dan Smith folded to a shove from David Benyamine after tanking for approximately seven minutes in a No-Limit Hold'em hand. Smith has taken to Twitter to explain not only his holdings () but also his reasoning behind the tank.
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saw Gregg river a nine-high straight, as well as making a better low and he tapped the table as Burkholder was sent to the rail.
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