James Obst shoved all in for just under 1.5 million first to act. Ming Xi announced a call in the cutoff as soon as he saw his cards. Everyone else folded.
James Obst:
Ming Xi:
The board ran out , so Obst hit his jack on the river just as he was starting to leave the table. He shrugged, smiled, and sat back down.
Konstantin Beylin made it 300,000 under the gun and Jorden Fox defended his big blind. The board rolled out and Beylin barreled every street. He bet 400,000, then 700,000, then 1.1 million. The last bet finally convinced Fox to fold.
Clayton Fletcher raised to 260,000 from early position and Kao Saechao three-bet to 620,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Fletcher who four-bet to 1,300,000. Saechao then five-bet to 4,600,000 and Fletcher folded.
"Show one," said Fletcher. "Good for the game?"
"You know what I got," shot back Saechao. "I've always got the nuts!"
All remaining 49 players are back in their seats and will attempt to remain there for at least one full hour, as the dinner break will take place at the end of the current level.
The remaining 49 players are enjoying another 15-minute break with one hour left in the current level. Once they return, they will play until the end of the level and head into a 60-minute dinner break.
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The action folded around to Kelly Minkin on the button, and she raised to 255,000. Frederik Jensen was in the small blind and raised to 715,000. Bart Lybaert folded in the big blind, and the action was back on Minkin.
Minkin made her move and shoved all in for 2.23m. Jensen made the call, and Minkin saw she needed help from the board once more.
Kelly Minkin:
Frederik Jensen:
Minkin picked up additional outs on the flop when the king and queen appeared to give her a gutshot straight draw. But the board bricked for Minkin, and her elimination in 50th place for $156,265 was confirmed as the Amazon room gave her a loud round of applause for her efforts.
Minkin also had the honor of being named the longest lasting female player in the WSOP Main Event for the second time in four years.
On the tail end of a bigger pot to the river, Antoine Labat checked out of the big blind and Aram Zobian bet 1 million from early position. "Do you have it?" Labat asked and eventually folded.
"I always have it," Zobian replied.
Zobian then raised from under the gun and was called by Jeff Trudeau and Henrik Hecklen in the big blind. Picking up the action on the turn, Hecklen bet 350,000 and Zobian called, as did Trudeau. The fell on the river and Hecklen checked, Zobian made it 885,000 to go, and that forced a quick fold from Trudeau.
Hecklen gave it some thought and called, and Zobian turned over the for trips kings to claim another big pot.
Kelly Minkin has been waiting patiently on the feature table and just found a spot to make a move. Frederik Jensen raised to 250,000 from middle position, and when the action folded to Minkin in the big blind, she moved all in for 1.8 million. Jensen wasn't prepared to make the call and let his hand go.