Mark Radoja opened the button to 8,000 only to have Yasuhiro Waki three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind. Radoja pushed a stack of 25,000-denomination chips into the pot and Waki called off his 119,000.
Radoja:
Waki:
With Waki in dominating shape, the board would ensure his double to 239,000 as Radoja slipped back to 361,000 in chips.
As Waki was pushed the pot, he went on a celebratory rant running round the room before the Tournament Director issued him his last warning on excessive celebration.
Jordan Young opened his button with an 8,000-chip min-raise only to have Todd Terry three-bet to 20,000. Young made the call, and when faced with a 22,000-chip bet on the flop, he called that too.
With the dealer dropping the on the river, Terry pushed for his last 107,000, and after a lengthy deliberation, Young folded.
Terry flashed his for a semi-bluff as he raked in the pot to move to 192,000 in chips.
With Erik Seidel still battling it out three-handed for a place on yet another WSOP final table, it truly is justification for his recent acceptance in the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame.
Consequently, we thought we should look at some of the previous inductees since 1979.
Justin Bonomo found himself all in for roughly his last 55,000 with Nicolas Fierrogottner making the call.
Bonomo:
Fierrogottner:
The flop of gave Bonomo outs to a flush, and when the landed on the turn, he gained outs to a chop.
Unfortunately for Bonomo, the river landed the to end his tournament in 21st place as Fierrogottner enters heads-up play with a near two-to-one advantage over Thorsten Schafer.