Chance Kornuth raised all in for about 70,000 from the button, and John Smith called from the big blind.
Kornuth:
Smith:
The flop came down , giving Smith the nut straight to take a commanding lead in the hand. The turn was the , which gave Kornuth a few outs to survive, but the river was the to lock up the victory for Smith.
Erik Seidel moved all in and was called by Jack Duong, putting him at risk.
Duong tabled , and Seidel showed .
The board ran out , and Duong took down this back-and-forth match.
After the win, Duong stepped aside for a chat, and he was clearly elated with his victory.
"All my friends laughed and messaged me saying I was gonna get my ass kicked when they saw I was against (Seidel)," he said. "He's, like, one of the most winning players on the planet, and I can't believe that this just happened. Like, is it real? So crazy man."
Duong is no slouch in his own right. When comparing themselves to Seidel, almost any player pales in comparison, but Duong does have a WSOP bracelet from back in 2015, along with 14 WSOP cashes and over $1.6 million in live recorded tournament earnings. He is from South Plainfield, New Jersey and is in his late 20s, with lots of poker left ahead of him.
On another table, Joe Cada was defeated by Chris Moore. Moore was in control of things from start to finish, as Cada was always fighting from behind.
Jack Duong defeated Erik Seidel
Chris Moore defeated Joe Cada
Thiago Nishijima raised to 13,000 from the button, and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind.
The flop fell , and Busquet check-called 15,000 from Nishijima. The turn was the , and Busquet check-called 30,000 from Nishijima. The river was the , and Busquet checked for a third time. Nishijima tanked for a little while before he checked, as well.
Busquet tabled for trip nines, Nishijima mucked, and Busquet won the pot.