Three hours into three-handed play at the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event and we have our first bust-out,Jorryt Van Hoof (pictured). He started three-handed as the chip leader, but after a series of missteps and seemingly looking rattled, he was the first elimination.

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Van Hoof raised to 3.6 million before the flop and Martin Jacobson, the chip leader at the time, 3bet to 9.2 million. Van Hoof tanked for a few minutes before pushing all-in and Jacobson snap-called. When the cards were shown, it was A-5 of diamonds for Van Hoof and A-10 for Jacobson, giving the latter a supreme advantage.

ESPN poker commentator Antonio Esfandiari recommended Van Hoof shove in the hand, screaming, “I love it” as soon as Van Hoof made the move. “What a beast,” he added when Jacobson insta-called. “It’s almost like he set him up. That was a beautiful call.”

The flop was 10-5-2, pairing both players’ kickers and keeping Jacobson out in front with a pair of tens. Running queens ended matters and Van Hoof was knocked out in third place from the WSOP Main Event, $3.8 million richer for his efforts. He entered the November Nine as the chip leader.

As a result, Jacobson(pictured) stacked 142 million in chips and had a 3:1 advantage over Felix Stephensen entering heads-up play. Sickly, this is a heads-up match for almost $5 million in real money, as second place gets $5.1 million and the champion gets $10 million. According to PokerNews’ Donnie Peters, no deal has been or will be made.

Among those watching the action on TV at the time and being sharply critical of the commentary from the likes of Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Norman Chad, and Lon McEachern wasJustin Bonomo, who Tweeted, “It’s a shame that the viewers are misled to believe that the commentators know more about poker than the players at this final table.” Bonomo also said this was the most talented final three in recent history.

Stephensen took the first three pots played after Van Hoof’s elimination, so perhaps this will still be a patient affair on both sides until we see a champion. Stay tuned to PocketFives for continuing coverage of the 2014 WSOP Main Event.

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