The cutoff opened to 1,200 before Ramon Colillas made it 3,500 on the button. Michael Monroig then moved all in for around 10,000 in the small blind. The cutoff mucked and Colillas hesitantly called.
Michael Monroig:
Ramon Colillas:
Monroig immediately stood up and said "Oh boy," as the hands were exposed. The flop gave Colillas an open-ended straight draw which immediately came on the turn. The river completed the board and Monroig left the table in disgust as Colillas dragged in the last of his chips.
It's been quite the spin-up for the PokerStars Ambassador as he had just 19,000 chips at one stage on Day 1d.
After taking a tough blow to his stack by running into a turned set, Owen got his last 21,300 in with against his opponent's .
The board ran out to deliver another crushing blow.
"Good luck, man. Good playing with you guys," exited the gracious Owen.
Strange main event for me. I couldn’t lose the first two levels, ran it up to 100k. Had to switch tables and couldn’t win. Last hand get it in for 21k w AA losing to AKhh. Gg, good luck to my friends who are still in. Not my year. pic.twitter.com/PdDnWWOrNL
There were three players in on the turn when the action checked to the legendary heads-up player John Smith. He fired out 10,000 and only Sam Johnson from Australia called.
The river brought the and Smith fired off 28,000 more. Johnson took his time and called.
Smith tabled for aces and tens, but Johnson flipped over for the flush.
The next hand pitted Smith and Johnson again. It was a limped pot three ways and the action checked to the turn. There was a bet from the third player and Smith called.
Johnson raised it up to 5,500 and Smith shoved for about 25,000. Johnson called with the bigger stack.
John Smith:
Sam Johnson:
Johnson was freerolling Smith with the flush draw, but the river fell the and they chopped it up.
Smith busted a few short minutes later but he is known for his spectacular performances in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship that is played each year. He finished second in both 2016 and 2017 for more than $400,000. Smith is considered one of the old-school legends of the game. Though this year his Main Event run came to an early end.
A large pot was brewing and two players were already all in in a pot worth about 90,000.
The complete board showed . The player in middle position had moved all in for his 31,300. Sidney Farber had snap-jammed all in for 38,000 himself.
David Medeiros sat in the big blind with a big decision. Two players had moved all in and he was at risk with about 27,000 in his stack. After thinking for about three minutes, he called the clock on himself.
Before the floor could get too far into the countdown, Medeiros folded, showing the for the flush.
The middle position player tabled , but Farber had for the best flush.
Farber stacked up huge, Medeiros made the tough fold to live and fight for another pot.
Action began on the flop with Brad Owen betting 2,700. He was looking at a board of . Jessica Williams on his left, on the button, raised it up to 7,000. Owen made the call.
The turn brought the and Owen checked. Williams continued with a bet of 9,000. Owen tossed in the call.
On the river , the front-door flush came in and both players checked.
Williams showed for the set. Owen was kind enough to show his .
"Run good, run good," he said in frustration as Williams spiked the set on the turn after raising the flop.
In a pot with roughly 6,000 in the middle on a board of , Koray Aldemir bet 5,500 after the small blind and middle position checked to him on the button.
The small blind quickly folded but the middle position player went well into the tank. Aldemir's opponent took their time but eventually let their hand go and the chips were awarded to the 2021 WSOP Main Event Champion.
"He's bullying us, make sure you write that," said another player at the table, jokingly, about Aldemir's play.