On a board of Kevin MacPhee had checkedfrom the cutoff. Late registrant Piotr Franczak on the button moved all in for 54,400. MacPhee thought about it for a bit before he eventually reluctantly called. Franczak showed and MacPhee mucked. The dealer later revealed the WSOPE Champion had .
MacPhee was down to around 70,000 after that hand, and lost a bit more in a hand against Daniel Dvoress where he opened made a continuation bet, but had to give up on the river to Dvoress' bet on after the turn had gone check check. MacPhee in trouble, Franczak in good position.
Kevin MacPhee moved all in for hist last 45,000 or so and got reshoved on by his neighbor Piotr Franczak. The other players moved out of the way and MacPhee turned out to be up against with his . The flop of wasn't too good for MacPhee. Though he got some chop outs with the on the turn, he made his exit after the completed the board.
The following players have all been eliminated. Just Timothy Adams of these has decided to re enter at this point:
Max Silver raised under the gun to 5,800 and Mustapha Kanit and one other player called. The flop brought out and Silver bet 8,500, after which both opponents called.
The turn was the and Silver bet 14,500 and Kanit moved all in for around 70,000 chips. Silver made the call and the following hands were tabled.
Kanit:
Silver:
The river was the and Silver now sits on a lot of chips as we're headed towards the end of the late registration period.
In all my years of live reporting I've never seen a Royal Flush with my own eyes while covering a tournament, but just now none other than Super High Roller champions Steve O'Dwyer managed to hit one.
The board showed when Thomas Muehloecker checked to Steve O'Dwyer who bet 11,000 and the Austrian pro called.
On the turn the hit and Muehloecker check-called another 40,000.
The river brought the and now Muehloecker lead out for 40,000, after which O'Dwyer paused before raising his opponent all in.
Muehloecker folded, and O'Dwyer showed , for a royal flush.
"That's the second time ever I've had that," O'Dwyer said, as players made fun of his run-good in tournaments.