Under the gun, which actually means something now that they're back to seven-handed, Jeffrey Papola raised to 66,000. It folded to Orlando Delacruz in the small blind, and he moved all in for another 239,000. Men Nguyen exposed as he folded his big blind, and Papola called to put Delacruz at risk. Orlando was flipping for his tournament life with against Papola's . He immediately took the lead and never relinquished it on the board. Delacruz doubled to 660,000, but Papola is still chip leader with 2.3 million.
Here is the seven-handed unofficial final table. Once they lose one more player and set the real final table, the top six will move to one of the feature table areas to play to a winner.
Sometimes poker just isn't fair. Jeffrey Papola raised to 60,000 on the button, and Darren Elias moved all in from the big blind for an extra 274,000. Papola called to put him at risk.
Showdown
Elias:
Papola:
The flop was clean for Elias. The turn gave Papola a gutshot and meant Elias had to dodge four jacks and three kings. But seven outs was too many as the spiked on the river. Elias shook hands with his eliminator and wished all of the players good luck, taking his beat like a gentlemen on his way out in eighth place.
With Darren's elimination, the final seven have paused to redraw to one unofficial final table.
Bruno Launais has been pretty quiet since the last break, but he finally took a stand. When Erick Lindgren opened the cutoff/under the gun, Bruno moved all in from the small blind for around 400,000. Lindgren called with and would need to hit to eliminate Launais and his . The board ran out , and Launais successfully doubled to 850,000. Lindgren was knocked back to an even million.
Erick Lindgren raised to 60,000 on the button, and Taylor McFarland called from the small blind. The flop came , and both players checked. After the on the turn put a fourth Broadway card on the board, McFarland bet 72,000, and Lindgren called. The river was the , and McFarland bet 222,000. Lindgren thought for a big, then reached for a stack of green T25,000 chips. He thought better of it and put them back in his stack, then grabbed them again. Finally, he put them back down and folded.
McFarland took the pot and moved up to 1,020,000. Lindgren is sitting with 1,405,000 at the moment.
Paul Sheng opened with a raise, and Men Nguyen called. The flop fell , and Nguyen checked. Sheng bet 90,000, and Men insta-shoved for a total of 775,000. Sheng spent a moment in thought before calling all in and putting himself at risk.
Showdown
Sheng: for top pair, third kicker
Nguyen: for top pair, second kicker
The on the turn gave Nguyen two pair and had Sheng drawing dead. "Niiiiiiice, baby!" Nguyen celebrated, not so politely. After the irrelevant on the river, the dealer counted down the stacks and confirmed that Sheng was, indeed, covered. This is the San Francisco native's third WSOP cash. He finished second in a no limit event in 2006 for more than $330,000 and was no doubt hoping to make it all the way to the bracelet this time, but he'll have to wait for another event to get that chance. Nguyen, looking for his second bracelet of the summer, is up to 1.5 million.
Erick Lindgren raised to 60,000 under the gun, and Taylor McFarland reraised to 144,000. Lindgren four-bet, making it 320,000 total. McFarland told the dealer, "Pull it in," but the dealer thought he said, "all in." Lindgren snap-called, but realizing the mistake, the dealer stopped Lindgren from opening his hand just in time. After that, it was a pretty easy fold for McFarland. Lindgren just laughed.
Men Nguyen and Paul Sheng got it all in preflop in a race situation. Men was at risk with against Sheng's . Nguyen didn't have to wait long to hit as the flop gave him top pair and the nut flush draw. The on the turn didn't change much, and the on the river made Men's flush and doubled him to 800,000. Sheng was knocked back to 735,000.
Jeffrey Papola has Mark Radoja's number, and there doesn't seem to be anything Radoja can do about it. In the latest hand, Radoja called a raise from Papola to get to a flop. The turn brought the , and Papola bet out 132,000. Radoja flatted. The river was the , and Papola slid out 360,000. "God, I hate you," said Radoja, only partly kidding. He made the call, then slammed his fist onto the table when he saw Papola's for a jack-high flush. Radoja mucked with a four-letter word or two.
With 2.3 million, Papola is now the only player above 2 million. Radoja is down to 925,000.
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as he folded his big blind, and Papola called to put Delacruz at risk. Orlando was flipping for his tournament life with 
against Papola's 
. He immediately took the lead and never relinquished it on the 
board. Delacruz doubled to 660,000, but Papola is still chip leader with 2.3 million.
flop was clean for Elias. The 
turn gave Papola a gutshot and meant Elias had to dodge four jacks and three kings. But seven outs was too many as the 
spiked on the river. Elias shook hands with his eliminator and wished all of the players good luck, taking his beat like a gentlemen on his way out in eighth place.
, and Launais successfully doubled to 850,000. Lindgren was knocked back to an even million.
on the turn put a fourth Broadway card on the board, McFarland bet 72,000, and Lindgren called. The river was the 
, and Nguyen checked. Sheng bet 90,000, and Men insta-shoved for a total of 775,000. Sheng spent a moment in thought before calling all in and putting himself at risk.
for top pair, second kicker
. Nguyen didn't have to wait long to hit as the 
on the turn didn't change much, and the 
flop. The turn brought the 
, and Papola bet out 132,000. Radoja flatted. The river was the 