WSOP 2016 on ESPN: Highlights from Episodes 5-8

Episodes 5-8 of the WSOP 2016 broadcast on ESPN featured several notable moments and performances. Melanie Weissner was eliminated in a clash with 5-high, leaving Gaelle Bomanne as the only remaining female player with a stack of 12BB.

Griffin Benger moved to second place in the chip count, while Andrey Konopelko secured fifth place. Jason Les made a raise with Ad 4d and folded to William Kassouf's 3-bet with 8d 6h. In another hand, Jason Les played a limp-re-raise on the small blind.

Mitch Watson went all-in preflop with a pair of sevens against Jared Blaznik's aces. Cliff Josephy's fate hung in the balance when he went all-in on the flop with a set against Vladimir Geshkenbeyn's monster draw. Gaelle Bomanne went all-in with a pair of twos, Maxim Sorokin called with Ts 3s on the button. Michael Nevin bluffed Andrey Konopelko on a board with a flush draw and later bluffed Griffin Benger to win the pot. Michael Shin doubled up against Paul Li with the right side of the cooler. Jonas Lauck, winner of the last WCOOP Main Event, briefly appeared on camera. Valentin Voronuk made a raise, played check-call twice, caught the necessary card on the river, and scooped against Mitch Garsofsky. Jerry Wong eliminated Brian Picholi and became the chip leader with a stack of 11,615,000. Alex Keating eliminated Vladimir Geshkenbeyn in 81st place at the end of Day 5.