The action was picked up with Christian Harder being all in with a short stack and in his hands and against Jamey Hendrickson who had him covered, holding .
The board read , giving the winning hand to Hendrickson with a full house and Harder made his way to the payout desk.
The board already showed when Ari Oxman fired 165,000 in the pot, and Stephen Hubbard took a minute before calling.
The river completed the board and Oxman tossed 225,000 in front of him. Hubbard ended up calling but mucked his hand when Oxman tabled for the straight.
The remaining 45 players on event Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed are now sent to a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximatively 8.44 pm, at blinds 5,000/ 10,000 ante 10,000.
The action was picked up on a board of with roughly 180,000 in the middle. Pushpinder Singh was all-in for his last 140,000 and was called by Ferenc Deak.
Pushpinder Singh:
Ferenc Deak:
The completed the board and it was off to the payout desk for Singh as Deak's kings held up soaring him up the leaderboard.
The flop was already dealt with a pot containing around 75,000. Wooseok Kim was all in for his last 59,000 chips and Ari Oxman decided to call for the following showdown:
Wooseok Kim:
Ari Oxman:
Kim's aces stayed ahead throughout the turn and river to give him the double up he needed.
Krasimir Yankov raised under the gun to 28,000 and it came to Christian Harder on the button who potted for 96,000, leaving him with 78,000 behind. Yankov tanked for some time but eventually mucked his cards.
Edward Keller limped for 8,000 in the cutoff and Ferenc Deak raised in the small blind to 32,000. Pushpinder Singh called in the big blind, followed by Keller to create a three-way pot.
The flop revealed and Deak checked to Singh who bet 75,000. Keller got out of the way but Deak called.
The turn went check-check and a came on the river. Deak made a small bet worth 25,000 and after some consideration, Singh ended up folding his hand.
He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP cash by finishing in the money in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. In fact, he’s still in action as of this writing and you can follow his progress in our live updates here.
Funny story, when the money bubble burst and tournament staff was trying to verify the size of the field, players were asked to remain in their seats and spectators to clear the area. No doubt excited by the prospect of earning his first WSOP cash, Neymar was standing on the rail chatting with a trio of friends which included PokerStars Team ProAndre Akkari.
A security member, diligent in their duty and unaware that Neymar was in action, strolled up and said, “Sorry guys, I gotta kick you out, you can’t stay here.”