Upeshka De Silva opened to 25,000 from early position, and then called Kyle Chang’s all-in raise worth just over 220,000.
Upeshka:
Kyle:
Board:
Kyle was awarded $14,100 for his finish.
Moments later Amir Babakhani open-shoved his 232,000 stack from late position, and Sorel Mizzi put him at risk from the big blind.
Amir:
Sorel:
With no danger on the board, Amir found a key double-up to keep him in the running for a second WPT title. Although Sorel took a hit on the hand, he remains healthy with roughly average stack.
The Main Event field is now down to 8 final table. Recent eliminations include David Peters, Justin Liberto, Kevin Rivest and Mukul Pahuja.