Niveau 36
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ronald Sims
Ronald Sims moved all in from early position for 9,400,000 and Peter Nigh raised all in from the small blind with a covering stack, folding out all other players.
Ronald Sims: Q♦J♦
Peter Nigh: A♠K♣
Sims pulled ahead on the 3♦Q♠10♠ flop but that was reversed when Nigh hit top pair on the A♣ turn. The river was the 2♥, resulting in Sims elimination while Nigh surpassed thirty million in chips.
Niveau 36
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Preston McEwen
Preston McEwan bet 6,000,000 from under the gun. Jixue Yin made the call from the button and Pierre Shum jammed from the small blind. After seeing if he could make a pay jump, McEwan found the call and Yin got out of the way. Both players revealed their hands.
Preston McEwan: A♦8♠
Pierre Shum: K♠K♣
The board ran out 4♠J♠4♥7♥2♥ for Kings to hold and Shum to take the pot.
Niveau 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Amirpasha Emami
With the stakes so high and pressure on the line, things tend to get serious at the WSOP. Yet, players like Amirpasha Emami are able to keep it light and entertaining.
With one caller to him, Emami bet 2,400,000 from the big blind. The under the gun player made the fold. Players were met with applause but they realized it was not from who they expected. "Vamos, vamos." said Emami excitedly as by himself he became the roaring rail he envisioned.
Emami made sure to stand up and applaud his efforts to increase his chip stack. Despite his silly antics, Emami has smashed his highest single tournament payout by at least double as he continues to climb through the pay ladder.
Niveau 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Lisa Hamilton
Jixue Yin opened to 3,000,000 from middle position and Lisa Hamilton called in the cutoff for less, putting her all in and at risk.
Lisa Hamilton: K♣J♠
Jixue Yin: A♥Q♥
Hamilton was behind Yin's ace-queen and found no improvement when the board ran out 4♥10♦5♣4♠5♥, resulting in her elimination and the start of the official final table.
Roongsak Griffeth bet 3,000,000 from early position. Jack Duong made the call from the button as both players headed to the flop.
The flop came 6♦A♦3♥, and Griffeth jammed all in forcing Duong to risk his tournament life if he called. Unfortunately, Duong pushed his chips in the middle and both players revealed their holdings.
Jack Duong: A♥7♥
Roongsak Griffeth: J♣Q♣
The board completed with the 3♦J♥ for Duong to make the double up with two pair (Aces and Threes).
Jixue Yin bet 3,300,000 from middle position, and Roongsak Griffeth jammed all in from late position. Yin found a call as both players revealed their hands.
Roongsak Griffeth: 4♣4♦
Jixue Yin: A♠7♠
The board came A♣3♣2♣4♥5♣, and, although he was already ahead on the turn, Griffeth found a straight flush. A pretty good hand to risk your tournament life with, most poker players would agree.