Alec Torelli Eliminates Vanessa Selbst; Advances to Finals
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Vanessa Selbst has the button. She raises to 40,000. Alec Torelli reraises to 130,000. Selbst makes the call.
On a flop of
, Torelli bets 150,000. Selbst, fidgeting with her chips, thinks for 20 seconds before calling.The turn comes the
. Now it's Torelli's turn to be deliberate about his action, taking a solid 30 seconds before betting 350,000. Selbst sits up in her chair, one sandal falling to the floor as she considers what to do. Finally, she moves all in; Torelli quickly calls. "Sh*t," says Selbst, but she's actually in the lead with
against Torelli's 
. The river puts a dagger through her heart when it falls 
to make a nut straight for Torelli.This makes the second year in a row that Vanessa Selbst has been eliminated from this event in the semifinals. She earns $108,288 for her performance. Alec Torelli, meanwhile, earns the right to battle Kenny Tran for the championship of this event and a WSOP gold bracelet in the best-two-out-of-three final starting in an hour and a half at 7pm PT.