From the hijack seat, Aaron Kaiser raised to 225,000. Dan Smith made the call from the button, and the flop came down . Kaiser bet 250,000, and Smith made the call.
The turn card was the , and Kaiser checked. Smith opted to check behind, and the river delivered the . Kaiser led with a bet of 450,000, and Smith put in a big enough raise to put him all in. Kaiser made the call for around 1.6 million total and tabled the for a set of aces. Smith had backed into Broadway with the , and his hand would be the best one.
Kaiser was eliminated in 36th place for $230,487, and Smith moved to over 10 million in chips.
Andoni Larrabe, sporting his Athletic Bilbao jersey underneath his hoodie
"Is that Madrid or Bilbao?" Craig McCorkell just asked Andoni Larrabe, after he just got moved to this table.
"Athletic Bilbao," Larrabe proudly responded, as he's been supporting his Primera Division club all day.
"Are you Basque?" McCorkell continued.
"Yes, and where are you from?" Larrabe asked.
"I'm from London," McCorkell responded.
"How do you know Athletic?" Larrabe asked next.
"I played a season with them on Football Manager," McCorkell said, as Felix Stephensen's ears perked up.
"How did you do?" a very surprising Larrab responded.
"I was so s*** with them," McCorkell laughed.
"What a great topic!" Stephensen chimed in, as the Europeans at the table had a very casually chat about their favorite sport and video games.
After the remaining players made a big pay jump to $230,487 the atmosphere in the room seems to have taken a turn to the lighter side, because for now this secondary feature table is very much focused on sharing some good old Football Manager stories.
Gal Erlichman opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Dan Sindelar flatted from two seats over. Action folded around to Luis Velador in the big blind and he came along for the ride as well.
The flop came down and Velador checked. Erlichman continued out for 475,000. Sindelar was next to act and he reached for raising chips. He pushed 1.2 million into the middle and Velador quickly got out of the way. Action was back on Erlichman and he shipped all in for 3.43 million total. Sindelar instantly called and the hands were turned over.
Erlichman:
Sindelar:
Sindelar led with his pocket aces heading to fourth street. The turn was the , leaving Erlichman with two outs heading to the river. The river, in fact, gave Sindelar a set with the and Erlichman was eliminated from play in 37th place.
Aaron Kaiser's fellow players are not pleased with him.
Aaron Kaiser's clock-bleeding antics have worn thin with his table. First, he tanked when action folded to him until someone called a clock. After folding during the countdown, the tournament director informed him that his next clock would be thirty seconds.
A short time later, Kaiser tanked for about a minute before Mark Newhouse attempted to call the clock. Newhouse was informed that he had to give Kaiser his requisite two minutes before the clock could even be called. When the two minutes were up and the clock began, Kaiser put 1,050,000 into the pot, nearly his whole stack. Dan Smith called from middle position, and everyone else folded. The flop came , and Kaiser used his two minutes again before checking. Smith shrugged and put 300,000 in the pot, more than enough to put Kaiser at risk for his 160,000. He began thinking again.
"Do you have it?" Smith asked.
"I do have it."
After another few moments passed, Kaiser put his chips in and turned over for top set. Smith showed .
"Man this would be some Kentucky justice," Smith said. He let out a cheer when the turn brought the for a flush and straight draw. He called for the Kentucky justice once more, but the river kept Kaiser in the tournament.
Bruno Politano opened the pot with a raise to 250,000 only to have Robert Park three-bet him to 575,000 from the cutoff.
Politano made the call and then checked the flop with Park continuing for 675,000. Politano made the call, and then both players checked the on the turn before the landed on the river.
Politano pushed out a bet of 1.2 million and Park snap-called.
Politano tabled his for trips as Park flashed his for top two pair before mucking and slipping to 1.8 million. Politano is now up to 10.4 million in chips.
Kyle Keranen opened to 225,000 from the cutoff only to find a three-bet to 650,000 from Luis Velador in the small blind. Action folded back to Keranen and he pushed out a call.
The flop came down and Velador continued out for 650,000. Keranen called to see a turn. The dealer tapped the table and produced the . Velador pushed 1.1 million into the middle of the table and Keranen went into the tank. After about two minutes of pondering, Keranan announced a call.
The finished the board and Velador slowed down with a check. Keranan thought for a moment before moving 1.8 million into the middle. Velador instantly called and tabled . Keranen mucked his hand and Velador picked up the pot.
Velador now has 14.94 million for the overall chip lead. Keranen, on the other hand, has dropped to 7.86 million.
Action folded around to Gal Erlichman in the cutoff and he open-shipped all in for 1.665 million. It came around to Bryan Devonshire who instantly called from the big blind.
Erlichman:
Devonshire:
The flop came down , giving Erlichman top pair but still keeping him behind Devonshire's cowboys. The miracle drilled the turn, though, and gave Erlichman trip jacks for the lead. Suddenly it was Devonshire who needed to improve to win the hand.
The board completed with the and Erlichman scored the double-up. He now has 3.45 million while Devonshire has fallen to 4.24 million.
Coming back from dinner, 44 players remained in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Now, through two more levels of play in Level 28, just 37 remain.
The first post-dinner elimination came when Clayton Maguire got all in preflop holding the only to run into the of Craig McCorkell. The flop came seven high, but Maguire would fail to find anymore help and had to settle for 44th place and $186,388 in prize money. Likewise, David Tuthill, who was extremely short stacked at one point on Day 5, earned the same amount after falling in 43rd place when his couldn't overcome the of Luis Velador.
One-time chip leader Michael Finstein followed them out the door in 42nd place, and he was soon joined on the rail by the likes of Adam Lamphere (41st - $186,388), Michael Kamran (40th - $186,388), Paul Senter (39th - $186,388), and Shahen Martirosian (38th - $186,388).
The plan for the night is to play down to at least the final 27 players, though tournament officials would like to get to the final 24 if possible within the next two levels. Cards will be in the air in 20 minute, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out Remko Rinkema's interview with chip leader Martin Jacobson:
Eddy Sabat was first to act and raised to 180,000. Scott Palmer defended his big blind, then checked to Sabat on a flop of . Sabat bet to 150,000, Palmer check-raised to 400,000, and Sabat quickly called.
The turn was the , Palmer led out for 825,000, and Sabat made the call.
The completed the board and Palmer led out again, this time double-fisting 1.6 million into the pot. Sabbat quickly called and Palmer instantly mucked his hand.
While he was getting pushed the pot, Sabat showed for a rivered set of jacks.
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. Kaiser bet 250,000, and Smith made the call.
, and Kaiser checked. Smith opted to check behind, and the river delivered the 
. Kaiser led with a bet of 450,000, and Smith put in a big enough raise to put him all in. Kaiser made the call for around 1.6 million total and tabled the 
for a set of aces. Smith had backed into Broadway with the 
, and his hand would be the best one.
and Velador checked. Erlichman continued out for 475,000. Sindelar was next to act and he reached for raising chips. He pushed 1.2 million into the middle and Velador quickly got out of the way. Action was back on Erlichman and he shipped all in for 3.43 million total. Sindelar instantly called and the hands were turned over.
, leaving Erlichman with two outs heading to the river. The river, in fact, gave Sindelar a set with the 
.
river kept Kaiser in the tournament.
for trips as Park flashed his 
and Velador continued out for 650,000. Keranen called to see a turn. The dealer tapped the table and produced the 
. Keranen mucked his hand and Velador picked up the pot.
drilled the turn, though, and gave Erlichman trip jacks for the lead. Suddenly it was Devonshire who needed to improve to win the hand.
and Erlichman scored the double-up. He now has 3.45 million while Devonshire has fallen to 4.24 million.
only to run into the 
. Sabat bet to 150,000, Palmer check-raised to 400,000, and Sabat quickly called.
