Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Dia 4 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-07-12 00:51 UTC-7

Matthew Haugen Leads Final 291 After Day 4

Nível 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Day 4 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event has come to a close and leading the final 291 players is Matthew Haugen. Haugen bagged up a stack of 2.808 million to end the day and will return on Saturday as the player closest to achieving the dream of winning the $10,000,000 first-place prize and the championship gold bracelet.

While Haugen sits atop the chip counts, he has a few noted tournament professionals close behind. Dan Smith is one such pro who is currently experiencing his first cash in the WSOP Main Event, catapulted into the chip lead early in the day. Smith had a large and dramatic confrontation with then chip leader Stephen Graner that hit a climactic moment Smith moved all in on the river. Graner tank-folded his hand and Smith dragged in a massive pot. From there, Smith's stack continued to grow as he sat among the leaders for the rest of the day. He bagged up 2.29 million which is good for sixth in chips.

Also bagging up a top stack at the end of the night is online wizard Griffin Benger. Benger, who has over $1.2 million in live tournament winnings to his name, has clinched his fifth cash of the series with his performance in the Main Event. He will be a forced to be reckoned with on Day 5 as he will return with 2.329 million in chips.

Other big stacks coming back for Day 5 include Zach Jiganti (2.364 million), Michael Finstein (2.316 million), Bruno Politano (2.28 million), Andoni Larrabe (2.195 million), Kyle Keranen (2.157 million), and Brian Hastings (2.079 million).

The bubble burst on the second level of the day, guaranteeing the top 693 finishers a payday of at least $18,406. On the first bubble hand, John Dwyer ran a full house into November Niner Mark Newhouse's quad fives. Zhen Cai followed Dwyer out the door, unable to improve with pocket queens against Darren Keyes' pocket aces. Finally, Kori Hunter's pocket aces were cracked by Harry Kaczka's nine-eight which made two pair. All three of these players made $6,135 and Cai won a high card for a free seat in next year's Main Event.

One the money bubble was burst, players began dropping like flies. One of the most notable eliminations was that of 10-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. Ivey held the chip lead coming into Day 3 but had an unfortunate Day 4, ultimately falling from play in 430th place. Other notable eliminations in the money include Randy Ohel (692nd), Olivier Busquet (641st), Ben Yu (611th), Angel Guillen (594th), Vinny Pahuja (575th), Joe Kuether (558th), Daniel Alaei (534th), Phil Galfond (527th), Jonathan Little (490th), Abe Mosseri (455th), Matthias De Meulder (433rd), Chris DeMaci (357th), Michael Binger (353rd), Faraz Jaka (333rd), and Brett Richey (323rd).

While those players saw their Main Event come to an end on Day 4, other notable players thrived throughout the day. Some notable names who will return to the felt on Day 5 include Leif Force (1.987 million), Martin Jacobson (1.594 million), Simon Charette (1.525 million), Andrey Zaichenko (1.484 million), Matt Waxman (1.453 million), Ankush Mandavia (1.093 million), Jared Bleznick (986,000), Rep Porter (931,000), David Tuthill (896,000), Mukul Pahuja (827,000), Bryan Devonshire (667,000), Maria Ho (544,000), Jeff Madsen (419,000), and David Einhorn (284,000).

Play resumes at 12 p.m. on Saturday where the final 291 will play five more levels on the path to the November Nine. As always, PokerNews will be on hand to provide the latest from this prestigious tournament!

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Tags: Matthew Haugen

2014-07-11 23:01 UTC-7

Richey To The Rail, Hougaard Keeps Climbing

Nível 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Brett Richey notched up his fifth World Series of Poker Main Event cash since 2006 during this tournament, but unfortunately for him he was just knocked out by Jesper Hougaard.

Richey finished 55th last year, his best result to date, and this year he will have to settle for a result in the low 300s.

The man who has two runner-up finished in pot-limit omaha events moved all in for 109,000 from middle position and Hougaard, the first player to win bracelets in both Las Vegas and Europe during the same year, called from the cutoff.

Hougaard:
Richey:

The board ran out and Richey hit the rail. Hougaard, who was down to not a whole lot earlier, now sits on a nice stack during his fourth Main Event cash since 2007.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jesper Hougaard	673,000	153,000
Brett Richey	Eliminado

Tags: Brett Richey Jesper Hougaard

2014-07-11 21:59 UTC-7

Level 18 Draws to a Close; Ivey Falls, Smith Still Cruising Along

Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Phil Ivey's Run Comes to an End in Level 18

Level 18 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is in the books! Players are currently taking their final 20-minute break of the evening. When the remaining runners return, they will play one more two-hour level before bagging and tagging for the night.

This level saw the demise of one of poker's greats: 10-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey. During Ivey's final hand, he raised all in over the top of a bet from John Kabbaj on a board. Kabbaj quickly called with pocket jacks and was out in front against Ivey's ace-king. The river was no help to Ivey and he was forced to settle for a 430th place finish.

Matthias De Meulder's tournament life also came to an end this level. The Belgian moved the last of his stack all in before the flop with pocket sevens but ran into Matthew Hruska's pocket aces. De Meulder failed to improve and his Main Event came to an end.

Other players eliminated this level include Artem Litvinov (428th), David Paredes (404th), Thayer Rasmussen (396th), Austin Buchanan (389th), Joseph Hebda (381st), Owen Crowe (379th), and Jesse Wilke (374th). Chris DeMaci fell in 357th place when his ace-king failed to improve against Maxence Dupont's pocket kings.

The top three stacks heading into the break belong to Pakinai Lisawad, Zach Jiganti, and Dan Smith. Smith, who jumped out to an early chip lead at the start of the day, is still riding high heading into the final level of the night.

During the break be sure to check out Sarah Grant's interview with Griffin Benger who spoke about how integral his friends are to his success and a big pot that he played just before the dinner break.

2014-07-11 21:56 UTC-7

Einhorn Keeps The Dream Alive, White Busted

Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn just secured another double up to give himself a chance to raise even more money for charity.

Einhorn, who played the Big One for One Drop both years finishing third in the first one, and finished 16th in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, was just found in a raising war on a flop. Einhorn check-raised Jason White's 50,000 chip bet up to 140,000.

White, a NASCAR driver, moved all in and Einhorn called the bet for his tournament life.

White:
Einhorn:

The board ran out , and Einhorn kept his hopes for a deep run alive. White was left with very little chips and we saw him exit the room a few hands later.

Here's an interview Sarah Grant did with David Einhorn on one of the breaks earlier today.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Einhorn	510,000	244,000
Jason White	Eliminado

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2014-07-11 21:34 UTC-7

Lisawad Raises Into the Chip Lead

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Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Pakinai Lisawad opened from middle position to 17,000 only to have Alexios Zervos three-bet the hijack to 44,000. Lisawad made the call before checking the flop.

Zervos continued with a 40,000-chip bet only to have Lisawad raise to 90,000.

Zervos went into the tank for close to two minutes before eventually releasing his hand and slipping to 300,000 as Lisawad scooped the moved and motored his stack to 2,052,000 - good enough for the current chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pakinai Lisawad	2,052,000	707,000
Alexios Zervos	295,000	81,000

Tags: Alexios Zervos Pakinai Lisawad

2014-07-11 20:28 UTC-7

De Meulder Halted

Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Matthias De Meulder has just been knocked out and we managed to get a hold of the details from a colleague who was standing by.

Matthew Hruska raised from middle position to 20,000 and a gentleman in the small blind called. De Meulder moved all in from the big blind for 174,000 and Hruska called, which was followed by a fold from the small blind.

Hruska:
De Meulder:

The board ran out and De Meulder was knocked out in 433rd place. This was De Meulder's second Main Event cash after finishing 645th in 2009.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthias De Meulder	Eliminado

Tags: Matthias De Meulder

2014-07-11 20:22 UTC-7

An Update on "Pauly Walnuts"

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Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Way back on Day 1c we told you the story of Pauly "Walnuts" Bianchi, a Chicagoland player that waited until the last minute to play the Main Event, and got in via very unique circumstances.

Here's the story as previously written:

You see, late Sunday night a group of Chicago players were deep in a poker game when the idea was floated about of getting someone in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. The problem was there was only one remaining starting flight beginning in less than 12 hours and they had only managed to pool together $1,200, well short of the $10,000 buy-in.

After the game broke earlier this morning, the motley crew decided to do what any true degens would do and headed to the local casino to try and spin it up playing blackjack. The problem was the closest gaming venue, the Rivers Casino, closes their table games at 7:00 a.m., so by the time they got there, they literally only had time to play three hands.

With a "go big or go home" attitude, the group promptly placed a $1,200 bet, which they won. The next bet of $2,400 turned into $4,800, and on the third hand they let it ride. The group ended up making a 20 with the dealer showing a seven, and Bianchi literally started dancing and yelling, "I'm going to Vegas."

The 20 held, and the group left the casino with $9,500 — still shy of the buy-in, but close enough to drum up a couple thousand more from another investor to cover expenses. Just like that Bianchi was on the first flight out of Chicago and now finds himself inside the Rio playing in poker's most prestigious tournament.

As fate would have it, Bianchi has turned that initial $1,200 investment into at least $25K as he is in the money, albeit as a short stack.

In a recent hand, Ian Simpson opened for 17,000 from the cutoff and Jacob Phillips called from the small blind. Bianchi, who began the hand with around 100,000, came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of .

Phillips checked, Bianchi bet 17,000, and Simpson called. Phillips called as well and then all three players checked the turn as well as the river. Phillips rolled over the for a rivered flush, and it was good as both Bianchi and Simpson mucked.

In the very next hand, Robert Park raised to 17,000 from the cutoff and Bianchi decided to shove all in for 71,000 total from the small blind. The big blind folded and Park did the same.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jacob Phillips	630,000	86,000
Paul Bianchi	100,000

Tags: Ian Simpson Jacob Phillips Paul Bianchi

2014-07-11 20:18 UTC-7

Phil Ivey's Run Comes To An End

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Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun, John Kabbaj raised to 20,000, and then action folded over to Phil Ivey in the hijack seat. Ivey, who won his 10th gold bracelet earlier this summer, reraised to 55,000. Everyone folded back over to Kabbaj, and he made the call to see the flop.

After the dealer spread the , Kabbaj checked. Ivey checked behind, and the turn brought the . With two pair now on board, Kabbaj led with a bet of 80,000. Ivey had around 275,000 behind and took his time to study Kabbaj. Ivey's stare was piercing, and he eventually pushed his entire stack forward for an all-in bet. Kabbaj called quickly.

When the two hands were revealed, it was Kabbaj's against Ivey's . As the cameras surrounded the table and the action was halted until everyone set up to get the shots, Ivey sat stoically, in need of an ace or a king on the river to keep his Main Event run alive.

The dealer burned one final time and completed the board with the . Ivey was up, out of his chair, and through the exit immediately, only stopping for some brief few seconds to pick up his top-heavy chair that toppled over after his got up out of his seat. His run ended in 430th place for $25,756, and Kabbaj climbed to 1.4 million in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Kabbaj	1,400,000	620,000
Phil Ivey	Eliminado

Tags: John Kabbaj Phil Ivey

2014-07-11 18:26 UTC-7

Dinner Break; Level 17 Concludes with Smith and Finstein Battling For Chip Lead

Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Level 17 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event has come to a close! The remaining 444 players are now on a 90-minute dinner break.

Michael Finstein became a name to remember during this level, soaring to the top of the chip counts in two key hands. In Finstein's first key encounter, he made a full house of tens full of nines against Rocky McNatt's nines full of kings. This hand crippled McNatt and Finstein was pushed the 1.75 million-chip pot. Soon after, Finstein climbed the chip counts even higher, making another full house - this time eights full of sixes - to send Lisa Tehan to the rail. Finstein had right around two million in chips after the conclusion of that hand and goes into the dinner break with 1.924 million. This puts him second in chips behind Dan Smith, who is the chip leader with 1.976 million. Other big stacks include Mehrdad Yousefzadeh (1.826 million) and Andoni Larrabe (1.78 million).

Mark Herm crossed the million-chip mark in a hand that took roughly ten minutes to complete. Herm was deep in the tank after pressure from Eddie Ochana. Herm spent eight minutes thinking before making a correct call with pocket queens. His queens held through the river, sending Ochana to the river and allowing him to take down a sizable pot.

Several familiar faces were eliminated from play this level including WSOP.com qualifier Cody Gorman, Ryan Julius, Laurence Grondin, Steve Brecher, Larry Ormson, Tony Hachem, Darren Rabinowitz, JJ Liu, Matt Marafiotti,Vinny Pahuja and Phil Galfond. Also hitting the rail was Ronnie Bardah, ending his historic run of a fifth WSOP Main Event cash in a row.

Our very own Sarah Grant recently caught up with Day 1a chip leader Martin Jacobson who is still alive and thriving in the event. Be sure to check it out below.

2014-07-11 18:09 UTC-7

Bardah's Run Ends

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Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Ronnie Bardah made history earlier with his fifth consecutive Main Event cash, but his 2014 WSOP is now over.

As told to us by Cristian Rotondo, Bardah got his last 100,000-ish in with against Rotondo's , but the best hand failed to hold up, ending Bardah's Main Event run in 475th place for $25,756.