Matt Matros and a player took a flop of and with about 6,000 already in the middle, Matros' opponent came out swinging for 2,500. Matros thought for about 45 seconds, all the while eyeing up his opponent's stack. Ultimately, he fired 15,000 total, prompting a quick fold from his opponent.
Matros dragged in the pot and now has about 38,000 in chips.
Scotty Nguyen is sitting at the table looking fairly relaxed having just joined the tournament during this level. He has an ice cold bottle of beer placed in from of him that occasionally sips from, as he did after opening on the button and seeing the antes and blinds being pushed his way.
Unfortunately for Nguyen, two thirds of his starting stack has been distributed to the other players at his table.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 700 in middle position, and Anthony Zinno reraised to 1,125. The action folded back to the French-Canadian member of the Red Spade, who called.
The flop was , Ladouceur checked, and Zinno bet the minimum (300). Ladouceur called.
The turn was the , Ladouceur checked again, and Zinno won the hand with a bet of 1,200.
Phil Hellmuth opened to 600 in the cutoff, and the player on the button made it 1,800 to go. Hellmuth called, and both players checked the flop. Hellmuth checked again on the turn, and his opponent bet 2,000. Hellmuth called, and the river prompted him to fire out a huge bet of 10,000. His opponent thought a bit before calling.
"Ace-high flush," Hellmuth said, showing .
The next hand, a player opened to 800 from under the gun, and Hellmuth three-bet to 2,500. His opponent four-bet to 6,600, and Hellmuth quickly called. On the flop, Hellmuth's opponent cut out a continuation-bet, and Hellmuth loudly announced all in. His opponent insta-mucked.
"He folded?" Hellmuth asked. "Boy, did I put a bluff on you," he said with a smile before showing .
"You're a sick man," he continued. "I let you raise 30 hands in a row, then I reraise you one time and you four-bet me like that?!"
Level 4 has expired, which means it's time for the last 20-minute break of the night. When the players return, they'll play one more level before bagging and tagging for the night.
The Rio All-Suite Casino is still packed with players, but there was a lot of movement in the last levels as plenty of players hit the rail. Here's a look at some of the highlights from Level 4:
While you wait for the players to return, check out this video where NFL star Richard Seymour talks about his love of the game and fulfilling his dream of coming to the World Series.