The first level of Day 4 is done and what an exciting two-and-a-half hours it was. The extra time was due to the fact that the cash bubble burst and players in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event are at last making their way to the cashier as the first to get paid in the tournament.
Play resumed with 666 players left, meaning 18 more eliminations were needed to reach the money. Age Ravn, Jarod Ludemann, and Mark Nguyen were among the first to fall today, with Iain Brassell falling shortly thereafter in a nasty hand that saw his 
outrun by 
.
Soon hand-for-hand play arrived, and after Yuri Dzivielevski was crippled and then busted in 650th, it would take just a couple of hands more for Farzad Bonyadi to be eliminated in 649th and the bubble to burst.
The eliminations picked up considerably thereafter, with 80 players hitting the rail before the level completed. One player still here and with chips, however, is Doyle "Tex Dolly" Brunson, who today has cashed in the Main Event for the fifth straight decade (!).
The focus will soon return to the big stacks when play resumes, with Max Steinberg having moved to the top of the counts to join Bryan Pellegrino, Nick Schwarmann, Jonathan Lane, Maxx Coleman, Matthew Huey, and a few others in the million-chip club. Meanwhile, Luke Schwartz lost a massive hand right near the end of the level to Josh Pollock that would have catapulted him ahead of everyone into first position.
The break is scheduled to take 20 minutes, but a color-up is needed as well which will add some extra time. Back when play resumes for more from the WSOP Main Event!
completed the board, and another check saw Freeman bet out 53,500.
for a flush, as Grospellier’s hand flew into the muck.
. Schwartz stood up from the table and let out a huge, exasperated sigh. He began pacing around the tan section of the Amazon Room, knocking over chairs, kicking tables and even tearing down a curtain in his path.
and a 
and Schwartz came back to the table just to make sure he hadn't hit the ace.
and the pot sitting at roughly 200,000, we found Steven Lillehaug betting out 70,000.
and raked in the pot to move to 670,000 in chips.
and two checks. Huey bet 60,000 on the 
, and Max Steinberg and Age Spets were the only players in the hand. The turn was the 
. Spets nodded, as if that's what he expected, and tossed his cards to the muck.
for queens, and Silberzweig mucked.
