Matthew Hopkins Bubbles the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event

Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Bryce McVay raised to 15,000 from middle position, Matthew Hopkins reraised all in for 49,000 from the button and McVay called.
Once the other all-in and call took place, the hands were revealed.
McVay tabled , dominating the
held by Hopkins.
The flop came down , providing little help to Hopkins. The turn was the
, leaving Hopkins with just three outs to survive. The river was the
, locking up pot for McVay and sending the remaining 1,182 players into the money.
It's not a complete loss for Hopkins, though, as he will receive a $10,000 entry into the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Player | Chips | Progress |
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830,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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Busted |