On a flop of 
, Scott Smile led out with a bet of 37,000 in the cutoff. Ben Lamb called on the button and the 
rolled off on the turn.
Smile threw in another bet of 70,000 and Lamb stuck around to see the 
on the river. Smile instantly counted out a bet of 107,000 on the river which put Lamb in the tank. After a minute, Lamb made the call and Smile tabled 
for top pair. Lamb tabled 
for the better kicker and raked in the pot.
In the mid 1980’s, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker’s “Big Dance.”
In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.
Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a “relatively” conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, “Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men.”
A completed board of 
was already spread across the felt and David Eldridge was seen getting up from his seat already. Eldridge's cards were already in the muck as he had just been eliminated.
Shota Nakanishi was on the winning side again with 
for an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw on the flop. Nakanishi made a pair of nines on the river and that was enough to send Eldridge out in 12th place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
| 143 | 1 | Brian Rast | United States | 418,000 | 139 |
| 143 | 2 | Sean Winter | United States | 720,000 | 240 |
| 143 | 3 | Todd Ivens | United States | 313,000 | 104 |
| 143 | 4 | Chris Brewer | United States | 490,000 | 163 |
| 143 | 5 | Scott Smile | United States | 1,160,000 | 387 |
| 143 | 6 | Ben Lamb | United States | 905,000 | 302 |
| 144 | 1 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | 1,180,000 | 393 |
| 144 | 2 | David Eldridge | United States | 235,000 | 78 |
| 144 | 3 | Robert Wilke | United States | 260,000 | 87 |
| 144 | 4 | Carlos Leiva | Argentina | 495,000 | 165 |
| 144 | 5 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 317,000 | 106 |
| 144 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 362,000 | 121 |
Yong Wang raised it up in early position and Scott Smile three-bet to 55,000 on his left. The action folded back to Wang who shoved all in for around 180,000. Smile quickly called and the cards were face up.
Yong Wang: 
Scott Smile: 
"Short deck!" Smile shouted as he pointed to his cards. The flop of 
was good for Smile to give him a pair of tens. The 
on the turn improved him to a straight and Wang was all but drawing dead to the on the river.
Sean Winter limped in early position before Yong Wang moved all in for 117,000 from middle position. Chris Brewer moved all in from the button and had Wang covered. Winter folded and the two were headed to a runout.
Chris Brewer:
Yong Wang: 
Wang made trips on the 
and locked up the full double.
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A few hands later, Scott Smile raised to 14,000 from under the gun. Chris Brewer, Sean Winter, and Yong Wang all made the call.
The flop came and Smile checked. Brewer immediately moved all in for 40,000. Wang made the called and everyone else folded.
Yong Wang: 
Chris Brewer:
Brewer had Wang in bad shape. No hearts came, but Brewer hit a queen on the river to get his double back from Wang.
Picking up the action on the flop of 
, the action checked to Chino Rheem on the button who threw in a bet. Shota Nakanishi check-raised from the hijack and Rheem shipped all in for around 120,000. Nakanishi quickly called and the cards were face up.
Chino Rheem: 
Shota Nakanishi:
Rheem flopped trip nines but was in tough against the full house of Nakanishi. The gave Rheem some more outs but the on the river meant Nakanishi had the better full house.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 3,000
Players are on a 15-minute break.
In a four-way limped pot, the dealer fanned the flop of 
. The action checked to Shota Nakanishi on the button who bet 7,000. Daniel Negreanu was the only player to call from under the gun.
The turn was the and Negreanu checked again. Nakanishi continued with a bet of 35,000 and Negreanu check-raised all in for 121,000. Nakanishi asked for a count and then called to put Negreanu at risk.
Daniel Negreanu:
Shota Nakanishi:
Negreanu had a straight and flush draw but was only drawing to a diamond. The on the river gave Negreanu his straight but Nakanishi made a full house to send Negreanu home in 15th place.
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