Stokes vs. Wolpert: Wolpert Finds a Way
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The flop would bring the final betting action of this round, though neither player knew it yet. It came down
. Wolpert checked, and Stokes fired out a bet of 125,000. After stacking out an assortment of technicolor chips, Wolpert finally settled on a raise amount, sliding out 420,000. It didn't take long for Stokes to move all in, and Wolpert quickly called.Showdown
Wolpert:
Stokes:
Stokes cringed as he saw the worst news possible. His flush draw was no good, but he did have live overcards. The
on the turn made the news worse though, as the all-in player was left drawing to a non-heart ten or queen. To his demise, the river was a blank 
to fill out the board.Failing to get over the hump, Jamin Stokes has been knocked off in 3rd place, just shy of the final match. Stokes took out Johnny Chan in an epic duel in the previous round, and his match with Wolpert was no easy task either. It was a roller coaster ride, with Stokes nearly felted several times. He had just managed to battle back very close to even before his final match ended, as his winning opponent had him covered by just a few small chips.
With his hard-fought victory, Leo Wolpert has punched his ticket to the final best-of-three match.