Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Amirpasha Emami
With the stakes so high and pressure on the line, things tend to get serious at the WSOP. Yet, players like Amirpasha Emami are able to keep it light and entertaining.
With one caller to him, Emami bet 2,400,000 from the big blind. The under the gun player made the fold. Players were met with applause but they realized it was not from who they expected. "Vamos, vamos." said Emami excitedly as by himself he became the roaring rail he envisioned.
Emami made sure to stand up and applaud his efforts to increase his chip stack. Despite his silly antics, Emami has smashed his highest single tournament payout by at least double as he continues to climb through the pay ladder.
Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Mihai Niste moved all in for 8,500,000 from early position and Jixue Yin raised all in from middle position with a covering stack. All other players folded leaving Niste at risk.
Mihai Niste: A?K?
Jixue Yin: J?J?
Yin was ahead on the 6?Q?10? flop and remained so on the 9? turn. Niste spiked the A? on the river to make top pair for the winner and secure a full double while his rail erupted in celebration.
Level 36
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Preston McEwen
Preston McEwan bet 6,000,000 from under the gun. Jixue Yin made the call from the button and Pierre Shum jammed from the small blind. After seeing if he could make a pay jump, McEwan found the call and Yin got out of the way. Both players revealed their hands.
Preston McEwan: A?8?
Pierre Shum: K?K?
The board ran out 4?J?4?7?2? for Kings to hold and Shum to take the pot.
In the penultimate show of the summer, Chad & Jesse welcome two guests to the show starting with Josh Arieh, who has won two bracelets this summer and was nominated for the Poker Hall of Fame. Arieh talked about the WSOP back in the late 1990s, his career resurgence, Poker Stake, and shares a fun story involving Ted Forrest and the late Layne Flack.
The other guest is 2004 WSOP Main Event runner-up David Williams, who was fresh off winning a Flip & Go. He talks about his history in that event, how his WSOP gold bracelet and diamond toothpick were stolen in a home robbery, and why he wouldn��t do Master Chef again.
Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on ��The Board.��
Level 36
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ronald Sims
Ronald Sims moved all in from early position for 9,400,000 and Peter Nigh raised all in from the small blind with a covering stack, folding out all other players.
Ronald Sims: Q?J?
Peter Nigh: A?K?
Sims pulled ahead on the 3?Q?10? flop but that was reversed when Nigh hit top pair on the A? turn. The river was the 2?, resulting in Sims elimination while Nigh surpassed thirty million in chips.
Level 36
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Shaotong Chang
Shaotong Chang moved all in from the hijack for her last 5,600,000 and Roongsak Griffeth raised all in with a covering stack, folding out all other players.
Shaotong Chang: A?J?
Roongsak Griffeth: A?K?
Chang was in bad shape with a dominated ace and found no improvement on the 10?3?4?10?7? run out, resulting in her elimination while Griffeth received a sizable pot.