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Tuesday’s session at the WSOP Main Event final table wasted no time producing drama, as short stacks were forced into all-in confrontations early in the day.
Canadian former hockey player and three-time bracelet winner Greg “FBT” Mueller began the day as the shortest stack at roughly nine big blinds. He got his chips in with K♥J♦ against Lauri Saaskilahti’s A♠K♠, but a jack on the flop kept him alive as the rail erupted in cheers.
Los Angeles cash game specialist Jamie Shaevel found himself in a similar predicament about 45 minutes later. With the big blind at 3,000,000, he raised to 10,000,000 from the cutoff holding K♥6♥, leaving just over one big blind behind.
Chip leader Lucas Jumalon called from the big blind with K♦10♥. After a 7♠4♣4♥ flop, Shaevel committed his remaining chips with a gutshot straight draw, and Jumalon’s stack size made it an easy call. Neither the turn nor the river improved Shaevel’s hand.
Shaevel defended his choice to leave a single big blind behind rather than shove everything, a tactic that has drawn criticism in tournament poker circles recently. He explained that keeping a chip back gives him the option to let other short stacks clash before he commits fully.
His elimination in seventh place earned $1,500,000 and locked in a $1,750,000 minimum payout for the remaining six players. Shaevel, who has cashed eight times in the Main Event since 2011, described the final table experience as unlike anything he had encountered before.
