James Calderaro Eliminated by Konstantin Held

A player raises from middle position to 2,700, and WPT Champions Club member James Calderaro moves all in from the cutoff for 12,000. Konstantin Held calls from the small blind, and the middle-position player also calls.

The main pot is worth 38,000, and any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop comes , Held moves all in, and his opponent folds.

Calderaro turns over for a set of eights, and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Held’s — ace high with a heart flush draw.

The turn card is — the . Held takes the lead with a heart flush, and Calderaro needs the board to pair to stay alive.

The river card is the , and held wins the pot with his flush to eliminate Calderaro shortly before registration closes.

Konstantin Held  –  183,000  (153 bb)
James Calderaro  –  Eliminated