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Ronnie Bardah joins the PokerNews Podcast after the Main Event bubble burst to talk about his record-tying fourth consecutive cash in the big one, dealing with the cameras and the bright lights, and battling different faces.
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Rupert Elder was all in and at risk for roughly 200,000 on a flop of 
holding 
. Unfortunately for the Brit, Keanu Tabali had him at risk with 
for bottom set, and the turn and river bricked 
, 
respectively.
"Nice hand, man," Elder told Tabali. "Good luck, everybody."
Tabali now sits with around 900,000 chips, and received a little rubbing from Jonathan Jaffe after the hand. Apparently, Tabali tanked for a considerable amount of time during the hand, and Jaffe warned Tabali that he would call the clock in the future.
Tabali didn't seem too phased. "That's your right," he said.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
Kevin Williams opened to 15,000 and Bryn Kenney three-bet shoved the button for his last 129,000. Williams called, the ESPN cameras rushed over and the cards were tabled.
Williams: 
Kenney: 
A classic flip was to be had, and when the dealer dropped a 
flop, Williams took the lead.
With Kenney needing to hit a two-outer to stay alive, the on the turn and 
on the river would ensure he hit the rail as Williams moved to roughly 1,215,000 in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,215,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Michael Mizrachi won't be making another November Nine this year. According to former tablemate Brandon Meyers, Mizrachi committed his last 40,000 preflop with 
and couldn't improve against Paul Taylor's 
.
Mizrachi's empty seat has been filled by two-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Mark Kroon drew a lot of attention in this main event for his talkative nature, and for building up his chip stack. He ended Day 1c and 2c as the chip leader, but took a big hit yesterday, and came in as an average stack today. He made the money, but his tournament has just come to an end at the hands of Aditya Agarwal.
An early position player raised it up, and Agarwal called in late position. Kroon tagged along from the big blind, and the three saw a flop of 
. It was checked to Agarwal, who bet out 16,000. Kroon opted for a check raise to 36,000, and that got the other player out of the hand. It was back to Agarwal, and he thought it over for a bit before reraising to 86,000. Kroon moved all in for his last 320,000, and Agarwal made the call.
Agarwal: 
Kroon: 
The players had to wait for the cameras to get set up, and Kroon started joking with Agarwal. "I run good in these situations, just so you know. The ten of hearts always come." The cameras got set up, and the 
hit the turn, giving Agarwal the nut flush draw, and taking one of Kroon's outs away. "Ten of hearts always comes on the river." The whole table got a laugh out of that, and the river brought the 
. Kroon doubled checked that he hadn't found a way to split the pot, and he wished everyone luck, shook everyone's hand, and headed for the payout desk.
After taking down that bounty, Agarwal is now up to over a million, and is one of our bigger stacks as we crack the top 500 players left.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,090,000
729,000
|
729,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Steve Gee, a final tablist at last year's Main Event, has recently been moved to Greg Merson's table and is now sitting directly next to the man who finished first at that table. Russell Thomas, who finished fourth in 2012, is sitting at the next table over. Merson and Gee wasted in little time in starting to battle.
Merson raised to 12,000 preflop, Steve Gee called, and Blake Yu called from the big blind. The dealer spread 
on the flop, and Yu and Merson both checked. Gee bet 18,000, and only Merson called. Both players checked the on the turn, and then the river brought the . Merson checked, and Gee bet 40,000. Merson carefully thought through the situation, then slid his cards toward the dealer. Gee took the pot, no doubt planning to match Merson's success from last year over the next few days.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
||
|
390,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
The second level of Day 4 has come to a close, and well over two hundred players have exited since the bubble burst. Among the casualties were former chip leader Mark Kroon, two-time Poker Players' Champion Michael Mizrachi, 2010 WSOPE Main Event winner James Bord, and EPT8 Sanremo Main Event winner Rupert Elder.
Meanwhile, 2012 Octo-Niners Greg Merson and Steve Gee were moved to the same table. Merson, the defending champion took a decent-sized pot off of Gee, who was the first to exit at the final table, and the champ now sits with over 600,000 chips.
Herbert Farber ascended to the top of the counts after winning a pot off of Dutch Boyd, and joining him in the million-chip club this past level were Kevin Williams, and Aditya Agarwal.
The remaining 440 players are now on a 20-minute break. For the meantime, why don't you check out today's episode of the PokerNews Podcast featuring Ronnie Bardah, who just cashed in the Main Event for a record-tying fourth consecutive year.
Nicholas E. Blumenthal raised in early position, Aditya Agarwal three-bet to 42,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Blumenthal, who four-bet to 84,000. Agarwal returned to the tank.
"One thirty-five," he finally announced, pushing forward a stack of orange T5,000 chips.
It was Blumenthal's turn to tank, and after 90 seconds or so he decided to call, risking a third of his stack. The flop fell , Blumenthal checked, and Agarwal fired out 105,000. Blumenthal moved all in for 276,000, and Agarwal called.
Blumenthal: 
Agarwal: 
There was a break in the action to allow the ESPN cameras to get in position, and when they were ready, the dealer burned and turned the 
. Blumenthal shot back in his chair and threw his hands on his head, but he was far from drawing dead - any seven, six, three, or eight would keep him alive.
The completed the board, giving Blumenthal a straight, and once again he threw his hands on his head.
"Jeeeeeeeeeeeez," he groaned at the dealer.
Blumenthal doubled to 850,000 chips, while Agarwal fell to 805,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
|
805,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Tim Ulrich raised to 16,000 in early position and Sergei Stazhkov called from the hijack. Doyle Brunson three-bet to 86,000 on the button, forcing folds from the blinds and from Ulrich. After a few moments Stazhkov re-raised all in, resulting in Brunson calling all in for 204,000.
Stazhkov:
Brunson: 
The 
flop was no help to Brunson, nor was the 
turn. With only three outs, the two-time Main Event champion and 10-time bracelet winner was unable to catch a king as the river ended Brunson's impressive run.
Brunson received not one, but two rousing ovations from the entire Amazon Room as he graciously made his exit.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
676,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
From early position Matt Affleck moved all in for 120,000 only to have Samuel Clements move all-in over the top next to act for 195,000.
Affleck:
Clements:
With Affleck racing for his tournament life, the 
board wouldn't connect with the Seattle, Washington native as he would be forced to exit the Main Event shy of bettering his 15th and 80th place finishes back in 2010 and 2009 respectively.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
152,500
|
152,500 |
|
Eliminado |
