Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:50 PM Local Time
Montgomery Busts Engel, Tangles With Rocha
Ari Engel's seat is empty and bracelet-winner Scott Montgomery is busily adding a big pot to his stack.
Alex Rocha tells a tablemate "I knew one of them would bust to the other... I didn't know who would go, but I knew they'd do it to one another."
According to one of the witnesses at the table, the 2008 November Niner shoved with king-queen on an board, but Engel correctly called with pocket nines. Montgomery had overcards and a gutshot straight draw though, as well as a outs to counterfeit Engel's hand, and a queen on the river was good enough to notch the knockout.
As Rocha explains his premonition by stating that he's played with Engel plenty of times before, while he's sat with Montgomery for the last few hours, he opens to 500 from the cutoff during four-handed play.
Montgomery is next to act holding the button, and he three-bets to 1,350 using some of Engel's old chips. Rocha calls, and then checks on the flop. Montgomery continues with a 1,500 wager, and Rocha calls once more to take the on the turn. After another tap of the table from Rocha, Montgomery fires out 3,300 to put Rocha to a stiff test, and the latter decides to lay down after a brief tank.
Scott Montgomery - 46,000
Alex Rocha - 10,500
Ari Engel - Eliminated