The action folded around to the player on the button who announced he was all-in. Fred Goldberg was next to act and called off his remaining 210,000 stack before the big blind folded.
Button:
Fred Goldberg:
Goldberg was ahead with his pair of jacks and the board ran out for him to secure the double up.
David Towson raised to 40,000 in the hijack, Alex Epstein called on the button and the big blind defended.
The dealer fanned a flop of and after the big blind checked Towson continued for 60,000 and only Epstein made the call.
The turn was the and Towson fired again, this time for 175,000 and Epstein called.
On the river, Towson took a couple of extra seconds before deciding to put in a bet for the third time of 300,000. Epstein went deep into the tank, and said aloud, "You really have kings?." After another minute or so Epstein aguishly threw his hand into the muck.
Nate Silver won't be making his second straight appearance at a WSOP final table.
Silver was spotted heading to the payout desk and said he bluffed a small pair on an ace-high board. His opponent called with an ace, and the FiveThirtyEight founder was eliminated.
Courtney Binnie opened the pot with a raise from the button before Calvin Anderson three-bet to 125,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Rok Gostisa shoved the rest of his stack in the middle and both Binnie and Anderson called. Binnie had the shortest of the three stacks, while Anderson had Gostisa covered.
Courtney Binnie:
Rok Gostisa:
Calvin Anderson:
With poker vlogger "Greg Goes All In" filming Binnie from the rail, the flop gave her top pair and some hope, but that was dashed when Gostisa made a set on the turn. The river helped neither Binnie or Anderson, and Gostisa knocked out Binnie and doubled up through Anderson.
Vojtech Ruzicka and an opponent got all in before the flop. Ruzicka had and was up against .
The flop helped neither player, but Ruzicka hit a pair of kings on the turn. His opponent paired his jack on the river, but it wasn't enough as the former November Niner now has an above-average stack.
On a board of , Huy Lam check-called a bet of 80,000.
The dealer dropped the on the river and Lam decided to take the lead, firing out a bet of 130,000. His opponent called quickly and Lam tabled the for a turned set of nines.
Adrian Mateos was down to a short-stack before finding himself all in with . He ran right into the of Chris Chandler, and when the board didn't provide any help the three-time WSOP bracelet winner was sent to the payout desk.
Roman Hrabec raised in early position to 30,000, Daniel Weinman called in the cutoff, and the big blind defended.
On a flop of , all three players checked. The turn was the , the big blind checked to Hrabec and he put in a bet of 45,000. Only Weinman called.
On the river, Hrabec put in a larger bet of 135,000. Weinman took a few moments to think it over and ultimately decided to throw his hand into the muck.