Ari Engel was in position (cutoff) betting 2,000 on the flop. Small blind Martin Staszko called, and they continued toward the turn.
The landed next to the flop, and Staszko opted to lead for 5,000 himself. Engel called. Staszko pushed another 10,500 into the middle when the hit the felt on the river. This time, Engel needed more time to figure out his plan. He spent about a minute thinking, and then he peeked at his hole cards. He took another minute and gave his cards one more look.
Unfortunately for Engel, he still wasn't happy enough with what he saw, and eventually laid it down.
Ty Reiman checked from the big blind and called a bet of 2,800 from Justin Liberto on a board. On the river, Reiman checked again, and Liberto bet 8,600. Reiman called within seconds of getting the count.
Maria Lampropulos raised to 2,000 from the hijack, prompting a three-bet from Anatoly Filatov, who tripled the bet from the small blind. Lampropulos looked at Filatov's stack, and he cut out his remaining chips, showing he had just under 50,000 behind. Lampropulos called.
Filatov continued with another 4,300 on the flop, and Lampropulos called again.
The turn saw both players check, and Filatov bet out one more time on the river. He made it 12,000 to go.
Lampropulos wasted only about twenty seconds before folding, leaving the pot to Filatov. The floor staff arrived right after that hand, breaking the table.
Matt Affleck led out 8,500 from the small blind with on the felt. He was in a heads-up pot against a player in middle position, who called. The on the turn seemed to be a brick, and Affleck pulled the trigger. He shoved his remaining 18,200 in, puzzling the opponent.
Affleck's rival laid it down after about a one-minute tank, begging for free info. "Show me a bluff," he tried.
However, Affleck stayed calm, showing no expression and sliding his cards carefully into the muck.
The tournament director has just announced the details of the prize pool:
There were 623 entries in total, creating a prize pool of $2,896,950. Ninety-four players will be in the money, with the winner taking home $618,285 and the gold WSOP bracelet.
Jan Schwippert raised to 2,000 preflop and received calls from Sam Grafton (button) and Josh Beckley (big blind). On the flop, action checked to Grafton, and he bet 3,100. Beckley put in 9,000, and Schwippert thought for a while and folded. Grafton called, then called Beckley's shove for 12,700 on the turn.
Beckley:
Grafton:
Grafton was in awful shape, and the confirmed a double for Beckley. After the hand, Schwippert said he folded the king-high flush draw.