Scott “r_a_y” Montgomery’s relentless aggression throughout the final two days of the Main Event has rewarded him with a trip to the final table. The remaining 10 players have been seated and play has begun and will conclude when the final nine are decided.

With the field at 11 players, a reeling Joe Bishop moved in for his last 2.4 million from under the gun and David Rheem called in the big blind. Rheem asked him, “Do you have a pair?” and Bishop shook his head as he showed A3 and was in a race against Rheem’s 22. The flop was interesting to say the least; A53 gave Bishop top two pair but Rheem picked up a gutshot straight draw. His rail began chanting and even the other players at the table began pulling for Rheem as Bishop watched from a distance. The Q on the turn was no help to Rheem, but an outburst of emotion poured over the back of the Amazon Room when the 4 peeled off on the river, giving Rheem his straight and eliminating Bishop in 11th place.

Meanwhile at the featured table, Montgomery was in the middle of a colossal pot himself. Chip leader Dennis Phillips raised to 500K with blinds at 100K/200K and Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the two saw a JT6 flop. Phillips check-called a bet of 1.5 million from Montgomery. The K came on the turn and again Phillips check-called, this time a bet of 2 million. Phillips checked again when the 9 fell on the river and Montgomery bet 4 million. Dennis went into thought and eventually called but watched Montgomery flip over AT for an ace-high flush. The pot increased Scott’s stack to over 20 million, pulling him close to the chip lead as the tables combined into one.

We’ll be here with updates until we lose one more player so stay tuned to follow the progress of Scott Montgomery here at P5sLive!

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