Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Dia 4 | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-07-12 14:35 UTC-7

Bubble Bursts, Steinberg Takes Lead, and Tex Dolly Cashes Again as Break Arrives

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The hand on which Farzad Bonyadi was eliminated in 649th

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!

2013-07-12 14:35 UTC-7

Bubble Bubble, Toil & Trouble

The breaking of the money bubble is a highly anticipated part of any poker tournament. In the World Series of Poker Main Event, that anticipation is elevated with the amount of money on the line and the excitement in the Amazon Room.

Poker pro Farzard Bonyadi is this year's "bubble boy".

Here are some images from the bubble by Jayne Furman and Joe Giron

Yuri Dzivielevski bubbles the money bubble

ESPN's Lon McEachern vistis the action on the money bubble.

Short stack Kurt Fraser hopes for the best as hand for hand begins

Dealers waiting for hand to hand play to complete

Farzad Bonyadi is the 2013 Main Event Bubble Boy

WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effeland 2013 Main Event Money Bubble Boy Farzad Bonyadi

Ronnie Bardah with his 4th consecutive Main Event cash

2013-07-12 14:34 UTC-7

Some Chip Counts From the ESPN Tables

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Fredrik Halling	652,500 198,500	198,500
Annette Obrestad	596,000 32,000	32,000

Doyle Brunson	469,000 -51,500	-51,500

Ludovic Lacay	416,000 -2,000	-2,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	405,500 142,500	142,500
Steve Gee	360,500 68,500	68,500
José Manuel Nadal	345,500 142,000	142,000
Adam Friedman	288,500 -11,000	-11,000

Isaac Haxton	132,000 -179,000	-179,000

2013-07-12 14:33 UTC-7

Grospellier Loses Some

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the board showing , Bertrand Grospellier checked his option from the big blind. Scott Freeman was his opponent in the hand, and bet out 27,500 from the hijack. Grospellier made the call. The completed the board, and another check saw Freeman bet out 53,500.

Grospellier thought about his decision for over a minute, before finally making the call. Freeman tabled his for a flush, as Grospellier’s hand flew into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Freeman	585,000 203,500	203,500
Bertrand Grospellier	430,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Scott Freeman

2013-07-12 14:32 UTC-7

Schwartz Takes a Monster Beat For Huge Pot; Receives One Round Penalty

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

In one of the biggest hands of the tournament so far, we saw Luke Schwartz take a monster beat for a pot that would've made him the chip leader. The aftermath of the hand earned Schwartz a one round penalty.

Josh Pollock opened from middle position. Action folded around to Schwartz, who reraised in the small blind . Action folded back to Pollock and he put in a fourth bet which was 37,000 more. Schwartz then put in a fifth bet for 60,000 more and action was back to Pollock. He went deep into the tank for almost two minutes before finally announcing that he was all in for a total of 349,000 more. Schwartz snap called.

Schwartz:
Pollock:

It was a classic cooler situation and since he was on the favorable end, Schwartz pulled out $200 from his pocket and laid it in the dealer's tray. "This is for you," he said.

"I can't accept this right now," the dealer said.

Perhaps Schwartz was hoping for some good fortune so he would be able to fade a king with his tip to the dealer. Unfortunately for him, the flop came down . 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.

The board completed with a and a and Schwartz came back to the table just to make sure he hadn't hit the ace.

"Wow," he said. "What a f***ing joke."

After the hand and the chips were cut out, a floor moved over to Schwartz's table and issued him a one round penalty for his behavior.

The huge pot set Pollock up to 835,000 in chips while Schwartz was knocked down to under 400,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Josh Pollock	835,000 502,000	502,000
Luke Schwartz	350,000 -550,000	-550,000

Tags: Josh Pollock Luke Schwartz

2013-07-12 14:31 UTC-7

606th - 626th Place

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

These players earned $19,106 for their Main Event min cash. Keep an eye on the payouts tab for exact-place finishes.

With his 608th-place finish, Christian Harder secured his fourth straight WSOP Main Event cash. Along with Ronnie Bardah, who is still in, Harder has tied Chris Bjorin for that mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gutierrez Lebron	Eliminado
Michael Song	Eliminado
Jacob Schindler	Eliminado

Max Weinberg	Eliminado
Manami Hayamizu	Eliminado
Harry Thomas Jr.	Eliminado
Brett Maistri	Eliminado
Jeanpierre Besancon	Eliminado
Clemens Manzano	Eliminado
Omar Sider	Eliminado
Mark Marasco	Eliminado
David Klein	Eliminado
Jonathon Collihole	Eliminado
Jonathan Tamayo	Eliminado
Matthew Graham	Eliminado
Ghattas Kortas	Eliminado
Damian Salas	Eliminado

Lawrence Chung	Eliminado
Christian Harder	Eliminado
Richard Soares	Eliminado
Ryan Roger	Eliminado

2013-07-12 14:31 UTC-7

Castelluccio Ships on Lillehaug

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the board reading and the pot sitting at roughly 200,000, we found Steven Lillehaug betting out 70,000.

His lone opponent in the hand - Sergio Castellucio - pushed out a few stacks of chips and declared himself all in for roughly 400,000.

As the ESPN cameras surrounded the table, Lillehaug went into the tank for several minutes before eventually folding.

Castellucio flashed the and raked in the pot to move to 670,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sergio Castelluccio	670,000 194,000	194,000
Steven Lillehaug	340,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Sergio Castelluccio Steven Lillehaug

2013-07-12 14:27 UTC-7

Makhija Doubles Through Huey

Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Amit Makhija has nearly 500,000 after a double.

We found Amit Makhija, on the button, and Matthew Huey, in the small blind, locking horns in a three-bet pot. Huey bet 40,000 on the flop, and Makhija made the call. The turn brought a and two checks. Huey bet 60,000 on the river, and Makhija pushed all in. Huey looked over, got a rough count of Makhija's 170,000 stack, and called.

Makhija:
Huey:

Makhija had flopped two pair and faded a good chunk of outs after Huey had turned the nut flush draw to go with his top pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matthew Huey	1,120,000 -120,000	-120,000
Amit Makhija	490,000 198,500	198,500

Tags: Amit Makhija Matthew Huey

2013-07-12 14:24 UTC-7

Tough Decisions

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Now that everyone left is in the money, a lot of players are really starting to have fun, especially if there are cameras nearby.

We arrived at a table to see the dealer pull in a bet and a call on the flop. The board read , and Max Steinberg and Age Spets were the only players in the hand. The turn was the , and both players checked. The then completed the board on the river, and Steinberg led out for 50,000.

Spets immediately contorted his face in an anguished look and took off his sunglasses. He said, party to himself, partly to the table, "I think I'm behind, here." He then pulled two dark green 25,000-denomination chips from his stack, and played with them in his right hand while he continued to talk about his situation. "I'm behind, that's what it looks like." "Do you think I'm behind?" he asked Steinberg. Steinberg sat motionless, saying nothing. "What do you want me to do?" Still nothing.

Then Spets had a minor epiphany. "We could flip for it." He pulled a coin out of his pocket and asked Steinberg, "Do you want to flip for it?" Steinberg still said nothing. "Ok, we'll flip for it," Spets decided. "Do you want heads or tails?" Spets finally got a reaction from Steinberg. "Heads," he said starting to crack a smile, as he couldn't help but be entertained by Spets's thought process. Spets then started to flip, but he paused. "Wait, is it heads I call or heads I fold?" Steinberg kept smiling, still slightly shaking his head, and said nothing. "Ok," Spets decided. "If it's heads, you decide, if it's tails, I decide." He then stood up. "Let's play," He flipped the coin, caught it and slapped it on the back of his other hand. "It's my decision," he said. Steinberg, still smiling, told him, "It was always your decision."

Spets sat back down, then tossed forward the green chips. "I have king-jack," Steinberg announced as he turned over . Spets nodded, as if that's what he expected, and tossed his cards to the muck.

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2013-07-12 14:22 UTC-7

Myers Over Silberzweig

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With the board showing and about 50,000 in the middle, Brad Myers bet 20,000 from the cutoff seat and Matthew Silberzweig called from the button. Both then checked the river.

Myers tabled for queens, and Silberzweig mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bradley Myers	716,000 8,000	8,000
Matthew Silberzweig	205,000 -88,000	-88,000

Tags: Brad Myers Matthew Silberzweig