Hand #91: Jess Dioquino raised to 66,000 under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #92: Jess Dioquino got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #93: Eric Baldwin got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #94: Action folded to Eric Baldwin in the small blind and he shoved all in to put the pressure on Brent Hanks in the big blind. Hanks looked down at the , called off for 290,000 and was excited to see he was dominating the of Baldwin.
The pair were the only ones at the final table with WSOP gold (they each have one), but Hanks' dream of capturing his second was put in serious jeopardy when the flop gave Baldwin a set of threes. The turn meant Hanks needed an eight on the river, but it was not meant to be as the peeled off.
Hands #74: Action folded to Jess Dioquino on the button and he moved all in for 609,000. Brent Hanks was in the big blind and opted to call, but likely regretted it as his was dominated by the of Dioquino. The flop virtually locked up the hand for Dioquino, and the turn gave him a guaranteed double.
Hand #75: Brent Hanks moved all in from the small blind and took it down.
Hand #76: Matt Waxman got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #77: Jess Dioquino got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #78: Eric Baldwin got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #79: Amit Makhija moved all in and took down the pot.
Hand #73: Action folded to Jacob Jung in the cutoff and he moved all in for his last 50,000. Jess Dioquino called from the small blind and Eric Baldwin came along from the big. The active players checked the flop and turn, and then Dioquino bet 35,000 on the river. Baldwin folded and Dioquino tabled the for a full house.
Jung then showed the , shook hands with his opponents and took his leave in sixth place for $51,086 and his first WSOP cash.
Hand #62: Matt Waxman raised to 48,000 under the gun and then called when Robert Dreyfuss moved all in for 179,000.
Waxman:
Dreyfuss:
Both players held an ace, and that meant it was down to the kicker. Waxman's nine bested Dreyfuss' seven, and it got even better when the flop paired it. Dreyfuss was looking for running cards to stay alive, and the turn was somewhat helpful as a three would allow him to chop on the river. Unfortunately for him, the river blanked and he was dispatched in seventh place.
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Hand #61: Matt Waxman raised to 48,000 in the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #62: Matt Waxman raised to 48,000 from late position only to have Robert Dreyfuss three-bet to 108,000 from the cutoff. A short-stacked Eric Baldwin then moved all in from the small blind for 163,000, and both Waxman and Dreyfuss called before checking down the flop.
Waxman showed and Dreyfuss the , but neither were good as Baldwin had made a pair of eights with his . Eric's dad, Steve, was understandably excited on the rail
Hand #63: Amit Makhija got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #60: Amit Makhija opened for 48,000 from late position and then called when Jess Dioquino moved all in for 282,000 from the big blind.
Dioquino:
Makhija:
Dioquino was on his feet and putting on his jacket in preparation of his exit, but the flop stopped him in his tracks. He paired his jack to take the lead, though Makhija picked up a flush draw. Much to Dioquino's delight, and that of his supporters on the rail, the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river and he doubled through Makhija.
, called off for 290,000 and was excited to see he was dominating the 
of Baldwin.
flop gave Baldwin a set of threes. The 
turn meant Hanks needed an eight on the river, but it was not meant to be as the 
peeled off.
was dominated by the 
of Dioquino. The 
flop virtually locked up the hand for Dioquino, and the 
turn gave him a guaranteed double.
flop and 
for a full house.
, shook hands with his opponents and took his leave in sixth place for $51,086 and his first WSOP cash.
flop paired it. Dreyfuss was looking for running cards to stay alive, and the 
turn was somewhat helpful as a three would allow him to chop on the river. Unfortunately for him, the 
river blanked and he was dispatched in seventh place.
and Dreyfuss the 
, but neither were good as Baldwin had made a pair of eights with his 
. Eric's dad, Steve, was understandably excited on the rail
