The action folded around to Xing He in the small blind and he took about 30 seconds before flatting. Michael Wasserman was in the big blind and jammed for about 700,000 and He snap-called.
Michael Wasserman: Q♣9♣
Xing He: A♥Q♥
Wasserman was dominated and the 8♦5♥3♠7♣K♠ runout was no help as he headed to the payout desk.
Phil Hellmuth has multiple World Series of Poker (WSOP) records. But there's one that he now shares with Jeremy Ausmus, a six-time bracelet winner (maybe seven-time soon?).
Ausmus, a Poker Hall of Fame nominee, has reached the final table of Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed). In doing so, he not only has moved into first place in the WSOP Player of the Year race, but has also made history.
William Smith jammed for his last 500,000 from the hijack and Xuan Yang re-shoved on the button, forcing the blinds out of the pot.
William Smith: K♦Q♥
Xuan Yang: A♦K♠
Smith was dominated and the J♠9♥3♦ flop gave him a gutshot straight draw. He drilled it as the dealer dropped the 10♣ on the turn and the J♥ river changed nothing as he pulled in the double.
Action was joined on the turn with the board reading 4♦7♣A♥8♦. Bryce McVay bet 225,000 from early position, Cord Garcia jammed from the cutoff and McVay called.
Bryce McVay: A♠A♦
Cord Garcia: A♣J♣
McVay was set to double as the river was the 3♦ as he scored the big pot through flopped top set.
David Jackson Bust Aroha Ngata with pocket tens and at the same time on the next table across, Ryan Wolfson was also all in.
Ryan Wolfson opened to 80,000 from a late position and Samuel Wilkinson moved all in from the hijack.
Ryan Wolfson: 7♣7♠
Samuel Wilkinson: K♦Q♦
Wolfson was looking to hold with sevens. The J♥6♣10♥ flop brought Wilkinson an open-ended straight draw and the Q♥ turn put Wilkinson in the lead with a pair of queens.
The 5♥ river sealed Wolfson's fate and he was eliminated along with Ngata with around 85 players remaining.
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.
Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.
