On a completed board of , Viktor Kovachev was facing an all-in bet for his tournament life. Holding , Kovachev called his last 15,000 or so off, only to be shown the nuts with by Radek Castka. Kovachev can still reenter if he desires, unlimited reentries are allowed up until the end of level 8.
John Racener opened to 1,300 in early position and Marek Tatar three-bet to 3,000 one seat over. Vivian Saliba was behind Tatar and cold-called the three-bet.
In the blinds, Robert Wilke snap-shoved 14,300, Racener snap-mucked, and Tatar reshoved for 24,000. Saliba took around twenty seconds before committing the calling chips.
Robert Wilke:
Marek Tatar:
Vivian Saliba:
The dealer spread out an all-diamond flop of , which left Wilke drawing dead right away. Tatar had flopped a flush with his nine-six, while Saliba needed the board to pair to win. The on the turn and on the river kept Tatar in front and he nearly tripled up.
John Racener, one of the top contenders in the WSOP Player of the Year race, has entered the Little One for One Drop. Racener will keep a close eye on the final table of Event #7: €1,650 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo, where POTY leader Chris Ferguson is one of the finalists.
With the board reading , Ben Farrell bet 1,500 and got a call from his opponent. On the river, Farrell shoved 7,450 and his opponent got out of the way.