We arrived at the table, just as Erik Cajelais threw out a bet of 3,500 on a board reading | . He had one opponent, who made the call, as both watched the complete the board.
Cajelais then bet out and was called, as he turned over his for a flush, taking down the pot.
Kathy Liebert Looked Just Like This When She Saw Her Opponent's Flush
With a board of separating her from an opponent, longtime tournament pro Kathy Liebert tossed out a bet of 1,000.
The other player in the hand responded with a raise to 2,400, and Liebert flatted to see the drop on the river.
Both players tapped the table with the four-flush on board, and Liebert watched her opponent table the for a set of nines that had transformed into a mediocre flush. Liebert winced when she saw the cards, and she soon tossed her own hand to the muck in disappointment.
We caught up with Max Steinberg who was already in a hand when he got to his table. With already 5,200 in the pot, Steinberg and two others were heading to a flop.
The dealer spread out the and action checked over to Steinberg. Steinberg put out a bet of 3,200 and he found one caller.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river fell the and once again the first player checked to Steinberg. This time, Steinberg grabbed an orange T5,000 chip and tossed it into the pot. After a few second of thinking, the other player made the call, but he mucked when Steinberg showed his for a rivered straight with his over pair.
With that, Steinberg cracked the 50,000 mark in chips.
Picking up the action after a flop, an opponent got his stack of 7,675 all in with against Freddy Deeb's . The turn changed nothing, but the river gave Deeb a straight to secure the elimination.
Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Oleksii Kovalchuk was just eliminated from the Main Event, meaning he will not win three bracelets in consecutive years. The Ukranian is excited about returning home, however: