Kate Hoang made it 150,000 on the button, and Josh Arieh defended his big blind.
Arieh led out for 275,000 on the flop. Hoang thought for a while and potted it for about one million. Arieh counted out his stack. He'd have about 650,000 if he folded. He pushed them all in.
Arieh:
Hoang:
Arieh was in rough shape against two pair with one live over that would only get him a chop. The turn missed him, but the river gave him a winning set.
"No gamble, no future," Arieh said as he counted out his stack. He added that he did not want to leave himself with 10 blinds and figured if he won, he was scooping the whole thing, in any case.
The last time @golferjosh won a @WSOP event was 12 years ago and he beat Chris Ferguson heads-up. Maybe history repeats itself tonight?
— Lance Bradley (@Lance_Bradley)
Back in 2005, Josh Arieh captured his second-career WSOP bracelet when he defeated Chris Ferguson heads-up to win the $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament for $381,600. Since then, Arieh has managed to add four additional final tables and several final table bubbles, but he has yet to capture bracelet number three.
For Ferguson, his last WSOP bracelet came in 2003 when he won the $2,000 1/2 Limit Hold'em - 1/2 Seven Card Stud for $66,220 and his fifth career WSOP bracelet. Although Ferguson took a hiatus from the WSOP, he has rebounded over the past couple of years, capturing 11 cashes this year and 10 last year, including one final table.
Kate Hoang raised to 75,000, and Bruce Yamron potted on the button for 270,000. Hoang called and then bet the last 100,000 on an flop. Yamron quickly called.
Yamron:
Hoang:
The kings were in the lead for Hoang and two high cards would send her the whole pot. The turn and river were just the ticket, and Yamron took his payout stub.
Bryce Yockey raised to 70,000 before Mark Herm made it 255,000 next to act. Once the action returned to Yockey, he deliberated for a little before sliding a stack of chips into the middle. Herm called all in for his remaining 470,000 and the cards were tabled.
Yockey:
Herm:
The board ran out and Herm was eliminated in 10th place for a $34,959 payday.
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy opened to 105,000 from the middle position and Josh Arieh three-bet the small blind to 300,000. Chris Ferguson cold-called from the big blind and Ortynskiy called all in for his remaining 70,000.
The dealer spread a flop and Arieh bet enough to put Ferguson all in. Ferguson called for his last 80,000 and the cards were tabled.
Ferguson:
Arieh:
Ortynskiy:
The turn and river of the and would see Ortynskiy eliminated in 11th place for $27,982 while Ferguson more then doubled to 935,000 in chips.
From the button, Jeremy Joseph raised to 60,000 only to have Andrey Zaichenko raise pot to 204,000 from the small blind.
Once the big blind folded, Joseph moved all in and Zaichenko called for his remaining 550,000.
Zaichenko:
Joseph:
With Zaichenko needing help to stay alive, the flop gave him outs to both a flush and a double gutshot for the high.
The turn of the changed little and, when the completed the board on the river, it would make Zaichenko's flush but also simultaneously give Joseph a full house for the high to go along with his nut low.
For Zaichenko, he'll take home a $22,956 payday for his 14th-place finish as Joseph moves to 1.4 million in chips.