Reynolds Doubles Twice, Devonshire Takes Sick Beat to Bust, Souther Follows Him Out
"Fun Way to Win" - 7:07 PM
First into the pot, William Reynolds raised to 135,000, and Kyle Jewell three-bet to 295,000. Reynolds paused for a moment before sliding all 1.21 million of his chips forward. Jewell waited until the moment Reynolds released the chips into the pot before snap-calling to put Reynolds to the test.
Showdown
Reynolds: 
Jewell: 
“Nice hand, Will,” said several players at the table, including Jewell. He was going to need to get lucky to avoid giving Reynolds a dangerous double up.
The flop was just fine with the at-risk Reynolds as it came out 
. The 
turn, however, was a disaster as Jewell found his card to put his opponent in a big hole with one card to come. Reynolds was looking for any king or any heart to stay alive, and the 
river met those criteria rather nicely. That's a four-flush and a double up for Reynolds, and he moves up over 2.5 million.
“Fun way to win...” he said with a big, relieved sigh.
“Welcome back to Chippyland,” Will Souther added.
Souther Fires Turn - 7:09 PM
From under the gun, Bryan Devonshire raised to 130,000. Will "Monkey" Souther called from the small blind and the two saw the flop come down 
. Both players checked to see the 
come out on the turn. Souther pounced and bet 225,000. Devonshire folded.
Reynolds with Huge Double Through Souther - 7:20 PM
William Reynolds was down below one million in chips at the last break, but he's back over 4.5 million now thanks to another huge double up. This time it came through Will "Monkey" Souther.
Reynolds raised to 135,000 from the cutoff seat and Souther called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Souther fired 150,000. Reynolds raised to 415,000 and then Souther moved all in. Reynolds called and tabled the . Souther held the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the . Reynolds' kings stayed in the lead and when the chips were counted, he was all in for 2.215 million on the flop. Souther was knocked all the way down to just 235,000 in chips.
Bryan Devonshire Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,047) - 7:28 PM
Bryan Devonshire's run at a second WSOP Circuit Main Event title has come to an end and it wasn't the least bit pretty. He took a horrible beat to lose all of his chips to Edwin Choi in a blind-versus-blind battle.
Action folded to Choi in the small blind and he limped in. Devonshire raised to 170,000 from the big blind and then Choi came back with a reraise to 395,000. Devonshire moved all in for 950,000 and Choi went into the tank. After a couple minutes, Choi decided to call and said, "All right, I call, I was just making a play though." He then tabled the 
and Devonshire turned up the 
.
The flop came down 
and just like that, Choi spiked two pair on the flop to take the lead. The turn brought the 
, leaving Devonshire needing a king, queen or a four. The river completed the board with the 
and that was not the card Devonshire was looking for, hitting the rail in seventh place.
Souther Shoves Once - 7:00 PM
Will Souther was down to just 175,000 when he open-shoved. "I think it's like 170... it's like a standard raise," Souther said matter-of-fact. Two seats over, Nick Jivkov made the call, and the cards were on their backs:
Souther: 
Jivkov:
The board ran out 
to double Souther up to 410,000.
Souther Shoves Twice - 7:31 PM
On the very next hand, Will Souther said, "All right, I'm all in again," and he moved his 400,000 chips into the middle. Guess who? Nick Jivkov quickly called once again, and the rest of the table ducked out to let Jivkov try again for the knockout.
Showdown
Souther: 
Jivkov:
"Oh, that's not good. You've got me crushed. What do I got?" Souther asked rhetorically. "I've got the nines and the spades." The flop came out 
, and Souther said, "No help to Monkey."
The turn, however, would be some help. The 
ripped off the deck, and Souther managed to find his unlikely double as the safe 
filled out the board. Just like that, he's back to about 950,000 and back in this thing.
Will Souther Eliminated in 6th Place ($47,772) - 7:40 PM
A couple hands later, Will Souther open-shoved for about 900,000 total. Next door, Edwin Choi made the quick call, and he was heads up with a chance to finally put Monkey out to pasture. And the news was not good for the at-risk Souther as Choi turned up . Monkey's 
was going to need some help to keep him around, but the dealer finally decided enough was enough. He ran out a board of 
, not enough to get him over the hump.
Souther doubled up twice in short order, but he could not find a third one to keep him around. He's out in 6th place, good for close to $60,000.
Choi appears to have taken the chip lead with that pot, sitting with 5.05 million chips in front of him.
Jewell's Overcall Is Good - 7:54 PM
From middle position, Edwin Choi raised to 175,000. William Reynolds called on the button and then Kurt Jewell called in the big blind. The three of them saw the flop come down and action checked around.
The turn brought the to the board, pairing it with queens. Action checked around once again to see the fall on the river. Jewell checked and Choi fired 200,000. Reynolds paused and studied Choi before making the call. Jewell then overcalled.
Both Choi and Reynolds acknowledged that Jewell had to be good and Jewell tabled the 
. The other two mucked and he won the pot.
Jewell Three-Bets - 7:57 PM
From the cutoff seat, Jared Kenworthy raised to 150,000. Kurt Jewell three-bet to 455,000 from the button and won the pot.
Jivkov Doubles with Sevens - 7:59 PM
Kurt Jewell opened from under the gun to 135,000. Nick Jivkov reraised all in for 570,000 and Jewell called when action got back to him. He held the for two overs against the 
for Jivkov.
The board ran through and Jivkov doubled on the last hand before the dinner break.
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Kurt Jewell | 4,675,000 |
| Edwin Choi | 4,670,000 |
| William Reynolds | 4,575,000 |
| Jared Kenworthy | 2,240,000 |
| Nick Jivkov | 1,280,000 |