Iaron Lightbourne raised to 125,000 and Mark Newhouse called from the next seat over. Action folded around to Jason Weber in the big blind and he kicked in his cards as well, leaving the duo heads up to the flop. Both players checked and the hit the felt on the turn. Two more checks allowed the to complete the board.
Lightbourne bet 75,000 on the river only to have Newhouse make it 200,000 to go. Lightbourne let it go and Newhouse took down the pot.
We spoke to Eddy Sabat on the second break of the day, as he's still going strong in the best Main Event run of his poker career. Norman Chad pointed out that Sabat should dress better for TV, and so he's wearing his best shirt!
Christopher "Bassmaster" Greaves, as he been affectionately nicknamed by his friends, opened for 150,000 and received calls from Martin Jacobson and Jason Johnson in the small and big blinds respectively. Two checks on the flop saw Greaves continue for 350,000, Jacobson call, and Johnson get out of the way.
When the appeared on the turn, Jacobson led out for 500,000 and Greaves quickly folded his hand.
Mark Newhouse raised to 120,000 from early position and found a single call from Aaron Kaiser in the cutoff. The flop came down and Newhouse checked. Kaiser fired 175,000 and Newhouse called to see a turn.
The turn was the and Newhouse took the lead for 350,000. Kaiser called and the fell on the river. Newhouse checked and Kaiser followed suit. Newhouse tabled for a pair of treys, which was ultimately bested by Kaiser's . Kaiser raked in the chips and now has 2.715 million.
David Yingling opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Peter Placey made the call from the big blind to see a flop.
Placey led for 175,000 and Yingling called as the rolled off on the turn and Placey bet out 250,000. Yingling moved all in for 525,000 and Placey instantly folded while slipping to 2.5 million as Yingling scooped the pot to move to 1.5 million in chips.
Dan Sindelar currently holds the chip lead with 58 players remaining and we caught up with him on the last break. Sindelar also gives us his thoughts on how amazing the experience is with regards to playing in the late stages of the Main Event.
William Cole raised to 145,000 in early position, Robert Park reraised to 445,000 out of the big blind, and Cole moved all in for 595,000. Park snap-called.
Cole:
Park:
The aces held up as the board came , and Cole was eliminated.
David Tuthill shoved all in from the cutoff for just over 1 million, and Michael Finstein called immediately upon seeing his cards in the big blind.
Tuthill:
Finstein:
It was a classic race, and Tuthill stayed ahead on the , but Finstein had added outs with a gutshot. The added even more outs for Finstein, since he would win if the board paired. Tuthill looked at the ceiling and took a deep breath as if anticipating the end.
"Three of clubs," someone from his rail shouted.
Close, but just as good was the river card.
The next hand, Bryan Devonshire opened for 130,000 in middle position and got three-bet to 375,000 by Finstein, now in the small blind. Devonshire four-bet to 775,000, and Finstein called after a long thought. Two checks followed the , though Devonshire took a long time before he passed. The turn led to another quick check from Finstein, and Devonshire quickly moved all in. Finstein folded instantly.
From the hijack, Jorryt van Hoof opened to 140,000 and Matt Waxman three-bet the cutoff to what appeared to be 325,000. Once the action returned to van Hoof, he moved all in for 2,205,000 and Waxman made the call.
Waxman:
Van Hoof:
With van Hoof racing for his tournament life, the flop furthered his advantage as the landed on the turn.
Now needing to fade six cards in the deck, the river landed the to ensure the Dutch player the double to nearly 4.6 million as Waxman was left with just 725,000 - roughly 12 big blinds.
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 200,000 from the cutoff, Felix Stephensen three-bet to 480,000 out of the small blind, and Lunkin moved all in for 1.08 million. Stephensen called.
Lunkin:
Stephensen:
Lunkin held a dominating hand, but he found himself behind after the dealer fanned . The Russian failed to catch up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and he was eliminated in 57th place.
flop. Both players checked and the 
hit the felt on the turn. Two more checks allowed the 
to complete the board.
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appeared on the turn, Jacobson led out for 500,000 and Greaves quickly folded his hand.
and Newhouse checked. Kaiser fired 175,000 and Newhouse called to see a turn.
and Newhouse took the lead for 350,000. Kaiser called and the 
fell on the river. Newhouse checked and Kaiser followed suit. Newhouse tabled 
for a pair of treys, which was ultimately bested by Kaiser's 
. Kaiser raked in the chips and now has 2.715 million.
flop.
, but Finstein had added outs with a gutshot. The 
added even more outs for Finstein, since he would win if the board paired. Tuthill looked at the ceiling and took a deep breath as if anticipating the end.
turn led to another quick check from Finstein, and Devonshire quickly moved all in. Finstein folded instantly.
respectively, and he was eliminated in 57th place.
