Chris Vitch took two on the first draw, and Ron Ware took three in a battle of the blinds. Vitch bet, and Ware called. On the second pull, Vitch patted, and Ware took a card. Ware called another bet, and the draw action repeated. This time, Vitch checked. Ware bet, and Vitch thought awhile, then released.
Chris Vitch's 8-Game run has come to a close. The Day 1 chip leader lost his tournament life when he open-shoved his remaining 350,000 from the small blind, and Ron Ware called in the big blind to put him at risk.
Vitch:
Ware:
Vitch was in bad shape, hoping for a queen to crack Ware's jacks, but he wouldn't get one. The board was all but dramatic, sending Vitch to the rail in fifth place. The WSOP bracelet winner collected $27,142 for his efforts.
Ware is now navigating more than two million chips, nearly 60 percent of all the goods in play.
Ron Ware completed with the , and Sachin Bhargava defended the bring-in with . He check-raised fourth street and bet fifth, but Ware picked up an open pair on sixth.
Ware: /
Bhargava: /
At that point, both players checked. Ware bet the river, and Bhargava slammed some chips together in frustration. He folded, and Ware showed for tens full.
Mike Ross bet every street from the big blind against small blind Ron Ware, as the board ran out . Ware called the last 37,000 on the end, and Ross announced sevens full, tabling . Ware mucked what looked like .
Ron Ware raised in the cutoff, and Fabrice Soulier defended his big blind. The flop came , and Soulier check-called. On the turn, he bet out, and Ware put him all in for 27,000 more. Soulier called with for a flush, and Ware had seen a worst-case turn with . He was already drawing dead, and Soulier doubled.
The rich get richer — that's the story of the past few minutes in the 8-Game tournament. Ron Ware just picked off Sachin Bhargava in no-limit hold'em round to extend his already commanding lead.
The hand started with Bhargava's button-raise to 50,000. Ware defended his big blind with a call.
The flop was checked through, and so was the turn. Ware led the river, though, making it 55,000. Bhargava raised to 180,000, and Ware called instantly. Bhargava had and likely knew his third pair was no good. Ware showed for a turned flush.
The four remaining players are now leaving for a one-hour dinner break. They will be back in action at 9:43 p.m. Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow the final stage of the tournament as the event draws closer to crowning its champion.
board was all but dramatic, sending Vitch to the rail in fifth place. The WSOP bracelet winner collected $27,142 for his efforts.
, and Sachin Bhargava defended the bring-in with 
. He check-raised fourth street and bet fifth, but Ware picked up an open pair on sixth.
for tens full.
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, chopping the low with Soulier and taking the high half of the pot with two pair, tens and threes.
. Ware mucked what looked like 
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turn, he bet out, and Ware put him all in for 27,000 more. Soulier called with 
. He was already drawing dead, and Soulier doubled.
turn. Ware led the 
river, though, making it 55,000. Bhargava raised to 180,000, and Ware called instantly. Bhargava had