Photo: Alexander Wong

There was all-in action after a flop between Alexander Wong from the button and New Year's Poker Open Champ Matt Wantman from the big blind, with Wantman holding 158,000 effective.

Matt Wantman:
Alexander Wong:

Wong was ahead holding a set of fives, but the dealer turned the , completing Wantman’s straight, while the river secured him his double-up.

Wong was then left with a single T-1,000 chip and found a few doubles to regain life, while William Baxter fell to Wantman’s pocket kings, starting the hand-for-hand process.

Matt Wantman - 380,000
Alexander Wong - 30,000
William Baxter - 0