Action picked up on the river in a hand between Bruce Knee in the hijack and the player in the cutoff.
With about 20,000 in the pot and the board reading 6♣10♥2♥K♣2♣, Knee fired out a bet large enough to put the cutoff all in, who had roughly 26,000 behind.
After taking some time to think about it, the cutoff put in the call and saw the bad news when Knee tabled the winner with K♠10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. The cutoff mucked his hand and was eliminated.
Mike Belov opened the action from early position with a raise to 1,200. Lloyd Yamada called in middle position, Neil Han called in the small blind, but Robert Young three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. The players obliged to the fair price, and all flicked in a call.
The dealer put out 9♦5♦3♣ and action checked to Belov who fired 4,000. Only Yamada made the call.
Belov continued the aggression, wagering 10,000 on the 2♣ turn. Yamada called once more.
Action went check-check on the 7♦ river and Belov rolled over 10♦10♠ to claim the pot.
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Three players were in a hand on the flop as it showed 3♣8♠6♥. The hijack bet 1,500. Eduards Rakuss called in the small blind. Brian Altman got out of the way.
The turn was the 5♥. The hijack bet 9,000 and Rakuss called again.
The river came the 10♦. The hijack fired another barrel, this time for 30,000. Rakuss took a few moments before he called. The hijack flipped over AxQ♥ and Rakuss had the winner with the 5♦5♠.
Melvyn Carter opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from early position. Romain Lotti called in middle position and Chad Eveslage called from the hijack.
Carter continued for 3,500 on 4♠7♥9♣ and only Lotti made the call.
The turn Q♥ peeled off, prompting Carter to move all in for 26,800 but Lotti quickly mucked.
To mark the WSOP Main Event, Faraz Jaka has given us some top tips for those playing in the most prestigious event in poker. You can always find more help and advice, as well as free poker resources and training videos on Jaka Coaching.
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Top Tip #2: Mindset
"Another bit of advice for the WSOP Main Event is on mindset. People get really excited during the Main Event. There are camera, media coverage and your friends are texting you — there's just so much excitement!
"It's hard not to get sucked into that. So when you have a big stack you're getting all hyped up and then you get a bad beat and lose two thirds your stack you feel like crap."
Staying grounded mentally and not letting your mindset wander away from the present is super important, says Jaka.
"You really have to try not to get too excited and stay even keel. I always remind myself, that in every tournament I have ever won, at some point I was a short stack with ten big blinds. So when I get short, I'm like, 'Alright, this is part of the journey to win a tournament.'"