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The action at the WSOP Main Event final table picked up quickly on Tuesday, with one short stack catching a lucky flop and another being sent home by the chip leader.
Greg “FBT” Mueller, who has the loudest rail, came into play on the second day of the final table with the smallest stack. The Canadian former hockey player and three-time WSOP bracelet winner was all in for his nine big blind stack with K♥J♦ and in bad shape against Lauri Saaskilahti’s A♠K♠ early in the session. But the J♥ on the flop had the crowd chanting “FBT” in repetition.
Mueller, like most of the table, was stilll stick with under 20 big blinds, but he was back in business. Jamie Shaevel, a Los Angeles cash game specialist, attempted to make a similar play with his short stack.
Shaevel in Desperation Mode
Shaevel won and lost key all ins on Monday, and he found himself in a similar spot about 45 minutes into Tuesday’s action. With the big blind at 3,000,000, he raised to 10,000,000 from the cutoff with K♥6♥, leaving just over one big blind behind.
Lucas Jumalon, who has held the chip lead throughout the final table, called from the big blind with K♦10♥. The flop came out 7♠4♣4♥, and Shaevel put the rest of his stack in there with a gutshot straight draw. Jumalon, who had piles, couldn’t fold for a little over a big blind.
Leaving a chip behind has been topic of debate on poker X in recent months. Some poker fans have been critical of the move, which has become common in tournament poker, especially the highest stakes. Shaevel explained why he didn’t just move all in.
“In case there happens to be some crazy spot behind me where two of the stacks get involved, I leave myself an option to let them duke it out,” Shaevel told PokerNews.
No help would come on the turn or river for the small stack, and that meant Shaevel was out in seventh place for $1,500,000, guaranteeing the final six will go home with at least $1,750,000.
The WSOP Main Event is about the only tournament Shaevel plays, and he’s had great success in it, having cashed eight times since 2011. He summed up his experience at the final table on the way out.
“It’s pretty hard to sum up my experience, honestly,” he said of his Main Event run. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. The combination of the excitement, the pressure, and the stress. and just having so many people cheering my name with so much passion for a day and a half.”
*Images courtesy of WSOP.
