Joshua Wang raised to 375,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Pakinai Lisawad in the big blind, who defended.
The duo then checked through the 4♠2♣8♠A♣2♥ board for Lisawad to table K♣10♣9♦7♦ at showdown.
"Do you have me?" Lisawad then asked.
"Of course I have you, I just checked behind so I could see your hand," Wang stated as he showed A♦Q♠J♥J♣ for the winning pair.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
There are just five players standing between Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel and his 11th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.
The poker legend reached the final table of Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha, one of the last events of the series as action in Las Vegas winds down significantly.
The five remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.
The final table will resume around 8:40 p.m. local time.
Joshua Wang limped in from the cutoff. Biao Ding checked his option in the big blind before he check-raised all in for about 600,000 over Wang's continuation-bet of 200,000 on the 10♦5♣9♥ flop. Wang quickly called.
Biao Ding: Q♥Q♦8♠6♠ 
Joshua Wang: Q♠J♦8♦4♠
The 9♠ turn paired the board to keep Ding's queens in the lead. The 7♣ river completed both players' straights, but Wang's ended up with the higher straight to send Ding to the rail.
Biao Ding limped in under the gun. Robert Mizrachi then raised to 400,000 in the cutoff, and Ding three-bet the pot. Mizrachi moved all in for 1,920,000 in response, and Ding snap-called.
Robert Mizrachi: Q♣J♦10♦10♣
Biao Ding: A♠A♣7♦7♣
Mizrachi flopped a straight draw on J♠8♥K♦ and added a flush draw on the 2♦ turn. The 5♦ river completed the latter, doubling him up and leaving Ding with about seven big blinds.
Seeing four limps ahead of him, chip leader Joshua Wang raised to 830,000 from the small blind. The first two limpers got out of the way before Krasimir Yankov called in the cutoff. The final limper also folded, taking the two to a flop.
The dealer burned and turned a K♣2♣5♠ flop, and Wang immediately announced a pot-sized bet of 2,380,000, and Yankov quickly moved all in for 3,360,000, which Wang called.
Krasimir Yankov: K♠K♥9♦5♦
Joshua Wang: A♠A♦J♠6♠
Yankov had outflopped Wang's aces, as he had improved to top set. He couldn't hold onto his lead, though, as the 8♠ turn and A♣ river saw Wang hit a better set on the river.
Wang pulled in the massive pot, extending his chip lead, while Yankov got his payout details and headed out.
In a four-way limped pot to the 2♥Q♠10♥ flop, Christopher Vitch bet 200,000 in the cutoff, and Erik Seidel called on the button. Pakinai Lisawad and Biao Ding folded in the blinds before Vitch sized up to 800,000 on the 8♠ turn.
Seidel called again, after which both players checked the A♠ river to showdown. Vitch tabled J♥J♦9♦5♣ for a turned straight, and Seidel tapped the table before he mucked his cards.
Joshua Wang limped in from the cutoff, and Erik Seidel did the same from the small blind before Biao Ding checked in the big blind.
Seidel checked over to Ding on a 3♦J♠8♣ flop, who bet 160,000. Wang called the bet, but Seidel check-raised to 1,120,000. Ding quickly folded, but Wang called again.
The 5♦ turn saw Seidel bet a pot-sized 2,880,000, which sent Wang deep into the tank. Wang cut the call from his stack, and then let the table know that he needed a few minutes, which nobody objected to.
After some time had passed, Wang decided to randomize to make a final decision; he landed on a fold, flipping over his A♦10♦10♠9♠, showing that he was folding a huge combo draw.
True to form, Seidel gave nothing away as he raked in the pot.
Joshua Wang raised his button to 420,000. Erik Seidel was in the big blind and three-bet to 1,320,000, which Wang called after some thought.
Seidel moved in his remaining 1,980,000 on the Q♥8♦6♦ flop. Wang requested a count and spent some more time in the tank, but ultimately he folded to grant the pot to Seidel without showdown.
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