The action folded to Patrick Renkers in the hi-jack and he opened to 55,000 only to have Marc McLaughlin three-bet the button to 139,000. Once the play returned to Renkers, he pushed out 345,000 only to have McLaughlin five-bet to 660,000.
The Dutchman considered his options then moved all in for 2,580,000 with McLaughlin snap-calling!
Renkers:
McLaughlin:
With Renkers in trouble and needing to find one of the two case queens, the flop changed little apart from giving Renkers backdoor outs to a straight. The turn of the would leave him with just two outs, but when the completed the board on the river, Renkers was sent to the rail as McLaughlin soared to 5,820,000 in chips.
After a flop of , Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 84,000 when Hai Chu checked to him. Chu then raised to 232,000, and Timoshenko called. The turn brought a , and Timoshenko called a 300,000 barrel from his opponent. A landed on the river, and Chu slowed down with a check.
Timoshenko checked it back, and Chu tabled for a mere king-high. Timoshenko turned over for a flush, and he dragged the huge pot.
Annette Obrestad raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Michiel Brummelhuis reraised to 125,000 on the button. Obrestad called, and the flop came down . Obrestad checked to Brummelhuis, who bet out 95,000. Obrestad tagged along to see the hit the turn. Both players tapped the table, and the river brought the . Obrestad thought it over for about a minute before betting out 280,000, and Brummelhuis took just a few seconds to move all in for 692,000 total. Obrestad got a count, thought for a minute or so, then called.
Brummelhuis:
Obrestad:
Obrestad had rivered top two pair, but it was no good, as Brummelhuis had turned a straight. The chips were counted down, and Brummelhuis doubled to 1.895 million, while Obrestad dropped to under a million.
Three levels of play are complete on Day 5 of the Main Event, and the players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. The chip lead changed several times over the past two hours, but at the end of the level, it was Marc McLaughlin at the top of leaderboard. He jumped into the lead when his aces held up against Patrick Renkers's Queens. Jonathan Jaffe and Sami Rustom also pushed toward the top during the past level.
Carlos Mortensen, the only remaining Main Event champion in the field, also had a good level. After being outdrawn to become short-stacked, Mortensen doubled up twice, and finished the level with about 1.5 million in chips.
There were several notable eliminations during the last level. Max Steinberg, who was at or near the top of the chip counts throughout most of Day 4, had a tough time gaining traction today and busted early in Level 23. Ashton Griffin got the last of his chips in the middle with and lost Sergio Castelluccio’s . Ronnie Bardah was short-stacked most of the day, and he busted when his lost to Jorn Walthaus’s . This is Bardah’s fourth consecutive year cashing in the Main Event, which ties the record held by Chris Bjorin and Christian Harder. Other eliminations this level include Anthony Forsyth-Forrest, Nikolai Sears, and Yi Fang.
There were only 27 eliminations during the last level, a sharp drop in the pace from earlier in the day. There are now 109 players remaining with two more levels scheduled to play tonight.
We’ll be back soon with updated chip counts from the field, and with live updates when play resumes after the dinner break.
From under the gun Jonathan Depa and Sami Rustom exchanged a series of preflop raises before Depa found himself all in for 1,260,000 with Rustom making the call.
Depa:
Rustom:
The dealer spread a flop to keep Rustom in the lead, and when the fell on the turn, Depa would be down to just four outs. The river landed the and Depa was bounced to the rail as Rustom soared to 5,950,000 in chips.
Sylvain Loosli opened from under the gun to 60,000 and was called by Dan Owen, Simon Ravnsbaek and Sami Rustom to see a flop fall.
The action checked round to Ravnsbaek and he bet out 90,000 only to have Rustom check-raise to 280,000 as Loosli and Owen folded. Ravnsbaek responded by making it three-bets to go as he pushed out 590,000. Rustom called, and then both players checked the on the turn before the landed on the river.
Rustom pushed out 500,000 and Ravnsbaek called before folding at the sight of Rustom's as he collected the pot to move to 7,450,000 in chips.
Carlos Mortensen raised to 65,000 from middle position. Marvin Rettenmaier was next to act, and he pushed all in for 620,000. Action folded back around to Mortensen, who called and turned over . Rettenmaier showed , and he would need help from the board.
The board ran out , missing both players, and Carlos Mortensen won the pot. The 2001 Main Event champion, the only former Main Event champion still in the field, is now up to 1,990,000 in chips, and "Mad Marvin" Rettenmaier made his way to the exit.
Four levels are complete, with one more still to be played on Day 5 on the Main Event. During this past level, the tournament crossed a major milestone, as the “Players Left” section on the official tournament clock finally dropped to double digits. There are now 89 players left, all of whom are guaranteed a minimum payout of $71,053.
Sami Rustom is now the chip leader. Rustom was briefly atop the leader board before the dinner break, and regained that position during the last level when he won an all-in flip against Jonathan Depa. He then extended his lead by winning a big pot with a straight, putting his stack at almost 7.5 million. At the time, it was almost two million more than his closest competitor. He's since dropped to 6.7 million, but still holds a substantial chip lead.
Former Main Event champion Carlos Mortensen continued his hot streak from before dinner. He busted two players in a row, including Marvin Rettenmaier, bringing his stack up to almost three million.
There are now three women left in the field: Jackie Glazier, Annette Obrestad, and Beverly Lange. A fourth, Kima Kimura, was eliminated in 100th place. Glazier, Obrestad, and Lange still have a long way to go to match the performance of Gaelle Baumann and Elisabeth Hille from a year ago, but each of them surely have their sights set on even bigger prizes, like the final table and the bracelet.
Play resumes in 20 minutes. We’ll be back with chip counts and live updates from the last level once players return to their tables.
There has been a flurry of action on the feature table since the players returned from break, as there has been an elimination or double up on three straight hands. On the second hand back from break, Jonathan Jaffe raised to 95,000 on the button. Annette Obrestad moved all in for 810,000, and Michiel Brummelhuis cold called the bet from the big blind. Jaffe got out of the way, and Obrestad was in big trouble.
Brummelhuis:
Obrestad:
Obrestad said "Now it's time to use my one time in America," when she saw the cards, and the flop brought all low cards, coming . Obrestad could now win with a five or a three, and the turn was another low card, but not the one she wanted, . Obrestad was down to her last card, and that river was the .
Brummelhuis jumped up to 3.275 million after that hand, while Obrestad adds a top 100 finish to her win in the 2007 WSOP Europe Main Event.
Vladimir Geshkenbein opened to 85,000 in late position, Raul Paez moved all in for around 1.3 million on the button, and Somar Al-Darwich re-shoved in the big blind. Mader quickly folded.
Paez:
Al-Darwich:
It was a near three million-chip race, and Al-Darwich took a commanding lead when the flop fell . Only a ten would save Paez, and he was unable to make Broadway as the turn and river bricked , respectively.
Paez hit the rail, while Al-Darwich is up to 3.3 million chips.
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flop changed little apart from giving Renkers backdoor outs to a straight. The turn of the 
would leave him with just two outs, but when the 
completed the board on the river, Renkers was sent to the rail as McLaughlin soared to 5,820,000 in chips.
, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 84,000 when Hai Chu checked to him. Chu then raised to 232,000, and Timoshenko called. The turn brought a 
landed on the river, and Chu slowed down with a check.
for a flush, and he dragged the huge pot.
. Obrestad checked to Brummelhuis, who bet out 95,000. Obrestad tagged along to see the 
. Obrestad thought it over for about a minute before betting out 280,000, and Brummelhuis took just a few seconds to move all in for 692,000 total. Obrestad got a count, thought for a minute or so, then called.
lost to Jorn Walthaus’s 
and Depa was bounced to the rail as Rustom soared to 5,950,000 in chips.
flop fall.
on the turn before the 
landed on the river.
. Rettenmaier showed 
, missing both players, and Carlos Mortensen won the pot. The 2001 Main Event champion, the only former Main Event champion still in the field, is now up to 1,990,000 in chips, and "Mad Marvin" Rettenmaier made his way to the exit.
. Obrestad could now win with a five or a three, and the turn was another low card, but not the one she wanted, 
. Obrestad was down to her last card, and that river was the 
.
