Nick Kromschroeder raised all-in from middle position, and action folded to Chris Jones in the big blind, who looked down at his cards and then quickly made the call.
Nick Kromschroeder: Chris Jones:
Both players held the same hand with different suits, and the flop gave Kromschroeder a sweat as it gave Jones the nut flush draw.
Unfortunately for Kromschroeder, the sweat didn’t last long, as the dealer turned the , and then followed with the for good measure on the river, ending his tournament.
Chris Jones - 5,900,000 Nick Kromschroeder - Eliminated
Action on the table folded to MSPT Champ Wes Cannon, who raised all-in for 1,040,000, and Gene Boyer looked him up from the big blind.
Wes Cannon: Gene Boyer:
Cannon found himself in another all-in, but this time, holding the inferior hand with kicker issues, and the runout ended his Main Event.
Gene Boyer - 7,500,000 Wes Cannon - Eliminated
Michael Williams raised all-in for 630,000 from the cutoff, and MSPT Champ Wes Cannon looked him up from the small blind.
Michael Williams: Wes Cannon:
Williams rolled over a domainted hand, and things got worse after a queen appeared in the window on the flop.
With Cannon holding a commanding lead, Williams was looking to find a snowman on the turn, but the left him drawing dead to the river.
Wes Cannon - 2,050,000 Michael Williams - Eliminated
There was all-in action preflop between Taylor Maas from the button and Gene Boyer from the big blind, with Maas holding the effective stack.
Taylor Maas: Gene Boyer:
Maas was behind holding two overs, but the flop didn’t change a thing.
The dealer then gave Maas some hope with the turn as it gave him the better flush draw, but then followed with the on the river, ending his run on the final table bubble.
Gene Boyer - 5,900,000 Taylor Maas - Eliminated
MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson opened for 160,000 from the cutoff and then snap-called fellow MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski’s three-bet jam from the big blind.
Lee Rzentkowski: Aaron Johnson:
Rzentkowski was behind holding an inferior ace, and the flop left him needing running sevens to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Rzentkowski, the dealer turned the , leaving him drawing dead to the needle river.
Aaron Johnson - 4,500,000 Lee Rzentkowski - Eliminated
Gene Boyer raised to 160,000 from the hijack and then called Michael Nelson’s 1,035,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.
Michael Nelson: Gene Boyer:
Nelson was at risk needing help, but the runout wasn’t enough to get the job done, ending his tournament.
Gene Boyer - 4,100,000 Michael Nelson - Eliminated
Season 16 Player of the Year Jake Long raised all-in for just under 500,000 from middle position, and Tanner Pray looked him up from the cutoff.
Jake Long: Tanner Pray:
Long was behind holding an ace with kicker issues, and no help came on the runout, ending his tournament.
Tanner Pray - 3,000,000 Jake Long - Eliminated