Anthony Zinno bet on fourth street to get called by Ap Garza and Zinno then checked fifth. "Uh, you don't like your hand anymore?" Zinno then bet sixth when checked to by Garza and they ended up checking seventh.
Zinno showed a pair and Garza sweated his final card with Luke Schwartz glancing over. He peeled an ace and tabled to win the pot.
"Man, I am learning this game," Garza in his cowboy swag said and then admitted that it was his first time playing Seven Card Stud.
"What do you usually play?" David Williams inquired and received an "PLO" back instantly. With a big grin, Williams glanced back "I knew it."
Erik Seidel bet on fifth to seventh street, each of which was check-called by Jesse Klein who was enjoying a massage after coming back from the dinner break. Seidel announced a pair of fives and seven-five low, the latter of which was asked upon by Klein.
He also showed his cards as well and the inferior pair of fours, missed straight and flush draw and seven-six low was pipped in every aspect as Seidel scooped the pot.
Earlier, Dan Smith folded to a shove from David Benyamine after tanking for approximately seven minutes in a No-Limit Hold'em hand. Smith has taken to Twitter to explain not only his holdings () but also his reasoning behind the tank.
A total of 112 entries generated a prize pool of $5,362,000 and the top 17 finishers will be awarded a payday of at least $83,738. The winner can look forward to the WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize of $1,449,103.
Troy Burkholder got his remaining chips in against Anthony Gregg on a flop.
Anthony Gregg:
Troy Burkholder:
Burkholder held the nut flush draw along with a nine-eight low. The turn and river saw Gregg river a nine-high straight, as well as making a better low and he tapped the table as Burkholder was sent to the rail.
There was no miracle escape for Cary Katz with his severe short stack and he was eliminated right after the action resumed. The same also applied for Chad Eveslage as well.
In the meanwhile, Brandon Cantu and Jonathan Cohen became the final two entries and the late registration for the event now appears closed.