Vitaly Lunkin open-raised all in from under the gun for his last 860,000, and it folded around to Umang Dattani in the big blind. Dattani checked his cards, and as he did he actually showed them to Lunkin and the floor ended up being called over as a result.
Dattani explained what he'd done to the floorperson, noting how since he was alone with Lunkin in the hand he was letting Lunkin sweat his hand, but he understood and was ready to accept whatever penalty may come. Indeed, as was explained, Dattani earned a one-round penalty — eight hands, as there is an empty seat at their table — starting with the next hand.
Dattani paused just a moment longer, then said he was calling and tabled his . Lunkin turned over , and the pair shook hands prior to the delivery of the community cards.
The flop came and Lunkin was still behind, but the fell on fourth street to pair the Russian's hand. The river was the , and Lunkin doubled up as Dattani stepped away for the next short while.
A very short-stacked Brett Richey moved all in for 440,000 on the button, Nicolas Le Floch called in the big blind, and the hands were opened.
Richey:
Le Floch:
Richey added eight more outs when the flop fell , and could also make Broadway if the turn and river came perfect-perfect. The on the turn was a big red brick for Richey, leaving him one card away from elimination, but the spiked on the river to give him a flush.
Richey doubled to 945,000 chips, and is still short, while Le Floch is still well above average with 5.23 million.
Matthew Reed opened to 100,000 from middle position, and Keanu Tabali called in the cutoff. Jorn Walthaus popped it to 330,000 from the big blind. Reed decided on a four-bet to 600,000, only to see Tabali jam it all in for 2,740,000. Walthaus immediately shipped it as well for 3,650,000. Reed ducked out of the way.
Tabali:
Walthaus:
Things looked grim for Tabali, as Walthaus not only had a legitimate hand, but the best possible hand. The flop came down , no real help to Tabali. The turn was a , giving him a last gasp as another queen would see him survive and double. The river was paint, but it was a , and Tabali was finished.
Jackie Glazier raised to 115,000 from middle position, and Jorn Walthaus three-bet it to 330,000 from the small blind. Glazier called quickly. Walthaus bet 305,000 on the flop, and Glazier raised it to 710,000. Walthaus pushed all in, and Glazier let her hand go.
Brendan O'Neal raised to 125,000 from under the gun, and Christ Lindh called in the big blind. The flop came , Lindh checked, and O'Neal bet 135,000. Lindh called, and the fell on the turn. Lindh bet out 225,000, and O'Neal moved all in. Lindh called, showing for two pair. O'Neal showed , and he'd need help, but he had a lot of outs. The river was the , not enough help to O'Neal, and he was eliminated in 57th place. He earns $123,597 for his efforts.
The first level of Day 6 of the Main Event is in the books. Play began today with the final 68 players trying to accumulate enough chips to reach the November Nine. After two hours of play, 12 of them have already been eliminated, and will have to wait for another year to reach that goal.
The chip leader heading into break is Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who vaulted to the top of the leaderboard when his full house beat a smaller full house. He has since extended his lead, becoming the first player in the tournament to hold more than ten million in chips, at the time over three million ahead of his nearest challenger.
Tyler Cornell was the first player eliminated today. His pocket jacks ran into Michiel Brummelhuis’s pocket queens. Brummelhuis ended up turning a set, and Cornell busted in 68th place for $102,102. Eleven more players followed him to the rail before the first break.
Steve Gee, the only player remaining from the 2012 Main Event final table, got off to a fast start by winning four of the first nine hands at his table. The only remaining former Main Event champion is Carlos Mortensen, who has held steady so far today and currently has about 2.3 million in chips.
Players will return to their tables in 20 minutes. Stay tuned for updated chip counts and live updates when play resumes.
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. Lunkin turned over 
, and the pair shook hands prior to the delivery of the community cards.
and Lunkin was still behind, but the 
fell on fourth street to pair the Russian's hand. The river was the 
, and Lunkin doubled up as Dattani stepped away for the next short while.
, and could also make Broadway if the turn and river came perfect-perfect. The 
on the turn was a big red brick for Richey, leaving him one card away from elimination, but the 
spiked on the river to give him a flush.
, no real help to Tabali. The turn was a 
, giving him a last gasp as another queen would see him survive and double. The river was paint, but it was a 
flop, and Glazier raised it to 710,000. Walthaus pushed all in, and Glazier let her hand go.
for two pair. O'Neal showed 
, and he'd need help, but he had a lot of outs. The river was the 
, not enough help to O'Neal, and he was eliminated in 57th place. He earns $123,597 for his efforts.
