Takashi Ogura opened for 120,000 in early position and Wilfried Harig raised to 250,000 behind him. The blinds released and Ogura moved all in. Harig called and the hands were tabled
Showdown
| Harig |   |
| Ogura |   |
The board ran 
and Ogura was eliminated. Harig moved to about one million above the average stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
-805,000
|
-805,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Action folded to Cylus Watson who made it 110,000 from the button. Nicholas Cushman three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way. Watson four-bet to 715,000 only to have Cushman move all in. Watson instantly called and the hands were tabled.
Watson: 
Cushman: 
The board fell 
and Cushman's ace-king was unable to improve. Watson's stack has now grown to 5,590,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
5,590,000
2,890,000
|
2,890,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Sam Holden raised to 100,000 and received a call from Jacob Balsiger. Jean Malherbe proceeded to three-bet to 330,000, Holden four-bet 595,000, and Balsiger got out of the way. Malherbe proceeded to move all in, and Holden snap-called off for 2,025,000 total.
Showdown
| Malherbe | |
| Holden |  |
Holden had recently doubled with pocket jacks, and now it was time for him to do so with queens as the board ran out 
. With that, Holden is above average and primed to make a serious push for his second final table in as many years.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
2,125,000
|
2,125,000 |
|
2,560,000
-2,140,000
|
-2,140,000 |
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Taylor Paur recently moved into the chip lead with 63 players remaining in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Paur added a few more chips to his stack just now in a hand versus Jamie Robbins.
In that one, Robbins opened from the hijack seat to 115,000 and Paur called from the big blind. The flop came 
. Paur checked, Robbins bet 205,000, Paur pushed it up to 545,000, and Robbins folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Shahriar Assareh opened to 110,000 from late position, A.J. Jejelowo three-bet jammed for 905,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Assareh, who called.
Assareh:
Jejelowo: 
The 
flop gave Assareh a leading pair of kings, the Jejelowo couldn't find a three on the turn (
) or the river (
), eliminating him from the Main Event.
"How much do I get paid," he sighed after the hand.
Jejelowo is off to collect his money from the cage, while Assareh is up to 4.3 million chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Webber Kang opened for 100,000 from under the gun and got a single caller in Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez in the cutoff. The flop came 
. Kang checked, Gonzalez bet 115,000, and Kang called. The turn was the and Kang checked once more. This time Gonzalez bet 475,000, and Kang let his hand go.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
3,600,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
Jacob Balsiger opened for 100,000 and received a call from Greg Merson. Last year's ninth-place finisher in the Main Event, Sam Holden, then moved all in for 960000. Balsiger made the call while Merson opted to get out of the way.
Showdown
Balsiger:
Holden: 
Holden was ahead, but Balsiger held two overs. It was off to the races headed to the flop, which came down 
. Holden maintained his lead, but the turn gave Balsiger a whole new set of outs as he picked up the better flush draw. The crowd around the ESPN Main Stage was quiet as the dealer burned one last time and put out the 
on the river.
It was a safe card for Holden, and his dream of making back-to-back Main Event final tables is still alive.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,950,000
-970,000
|
-970,000 |
|
|
2,075,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
Mazin Khoury was just all in with and seemingly in good shape to double through Jonathan Schoder who held . But the flop came , giving Schoder two pair and the lead. The turn was the 
and river the , and Khoury took the walk to the cashier's desk, his Main Event run having ended on Day 6.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,280,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
Eliminado |
From the cutoff seat, Felipe Quijano raised all in for 505,000. John Beauprez called from the big blind and turned over the . Quijano held the 
.
After a board of ran out, Beauprez won the pot and eliminated Quijano.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
-595,000
|
-595,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
If you have played a WSOP event, you have likely heard about Shaun The Dealer. Many pros even demand he not leave when it is time to switch dealers. Sarah talks to him about his retirement.
