The run of Clint Tolbert in his second World Series of Poker cash ever has ended. David Peters was the one that finished him off in a big preflop flip.
From the hijack seat, Peters raised to 12,000. Tolbert three-bet to 26,000 from the cutoff seat and action folded back to Peters. He reraised all in and Tolbert made the call.
Tolbert:
Peters:
The flop was and Peters hit a king to take the lead. The turn and river provided no help for Tolbert from there and he lost the pot. At final count of the chips, Peters had 154,000 and Tolbert 133,500, which meant Tolbert was eliminated. His second all-time WSOP cash pocketed him $7,520.
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. We'll see you back here for continued coverage around 8:50 PM local time.
While you wait, be sure to check out PokerNews' coverage of Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em and Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz. In Event 17, Phil Ivey is still in contention for his ninth gold bracelet with four players left and in Event 18, Phil Hellmuth is the chip leader with five left and looking for his 12th piece of gold jewelry.
From under the gun plus one, David Dalesandro raised all in for 53,000. In the next seat, Jason McMillin reraised all in for 62,500. Right behind him in the next spot was Zachary Humphrey and he moved all in for just over 80,000. Everyone else folded and over 150,000 in chips were up for grabs in the three-way all-in pot. Here's what we saw.
Dalesandro:
McMillin:
Humphrey:
The flop came down and McMillin nailed a full house, nines full of fives. That pretty much closed the door on Dalesandro's tournament while Humphrey was now looking for a king.
The turn did keep Dalesandro's hopes alive as another ten would give him the win. Humphrey was still in need of a king.
The river completed the board with the and McMillin made quads. He won the pot in stunning fashion to scoop in everything and move to 188,500 in chips. Dalesandro was eliminated and Humphrey was left with under 20,000 in chips.
A few minutes ago we heard a loud racket of commotion coming from table #440. Apparently Adria Balaguer had gotten all in and called by a player. Balaguer held while his opponent possessed , a third player who folded said he mucked , which is good for Balaguer because the flop fell . After that the pair of sevens never stood a chance and Balaguer doubled up.
It was battle of the blinds as a player in the small blind raised it to 9,000 preflop. Jason Wheeler in the big blind moved all in effectively putting the small blind all in. A call was made and cards were turned over.
Wheeler:
Opponent:
We were off to the races with a flop giving Wheeler's opponent the early lead. A on the turn gave Wheeler a handful of outs, as now any queen or ten would give Wheeler the best hand. Alas an on the river insured the double up, and sent the 115,000 pot to Wheeler's opponent.
Clint Tolbert just smashed a big double to 178,500 in chips and is right back in the game. After a player raised from under the gun to 9,000, Tolbert moved all in for 79,500 in middle position. On the button, an opponent reraised all in and everyone else folded, including the original raiser.
Tolbert tabled the for a big flip against his opponent's . A flop of fell to miss Tolbert, but the on the turn gave him the lead. The river kept him in front and he earned the double.
and Peters hit a king to take the lead. The turn 
and river 
provided no help for Tolbert from there and he lost the pot. At final count of the chips, Peters had 154,000 and Tolbert 133,500, which meant Tolbert was eliminated. His second all-time WSOP cash pocketed him $7,520.
and McMillin nailed a full house, nines full of fives. That pretty much closed the door on Dalesandro's tournament while Humphrey was now looking for a king.
did keep Dalesandro's hopes alive as another ten would give him the win. Humphrey was still in need of a king.
and McMillin made quads. He won the pot in stunning fashion to scoop in everything and move to 188,500 in chips. Dalesandro was eliminated and Humphrey was left with under 20,000 in chips.
. After that the pair of sevens never stood a chance and Balaguer doubled up.
flop giving Wheeler's opponent the early lead. A 
on the river insured the double up, and sent the 115,000 pot to Wheeler's opponent.
for a big flip against his opponent's 
. A flop of 
fell to miss Tolbert, but the 
kept him in front and he earned the double.