Hand #155: JC Tran started this hand with the button. Marc McLaughlin raised to 600,000, and Jay Farber called from the big blind. The flop came down , and McLaughlin bet 750,000 after Farber checked. Farber folded, and McLaughlin won the pot.
Hand #156: Sergio Castelluccio had the button, and he raised all in for 4.35 million when action folded to him. Amir Lehavot called from the big blind with the . Castelluccio had the .
Following a runout of , Castelluccio was sent to the payout desk in 14th place. He earned $451,398, while Lehavot climbed to 30.35 million in chips.
Hand #203: Rep Porter raised to 600,000 from early position and Bruno Kawauti three-bet all in for 2.825 million from the next seat. Action folded back around to Porter who called.
Porter:
Kawauti:
Kawauti was a big favorite to double up, but the flop came down , giving Porter the lead with a set. Kawauti found no help from the turn or river, ending his Main Event in 15th place.
We've reach the fourth break of Day 7 in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. With each break comes a higher level of tension, and right now the remaining 15 players are only six spots away from the prestigious November Nine.
Sylvain Loosli still leads the way going into Level 34 after he continued his climb for the past two hours, finishing with around 29 million in chips. Last year, Jesse Sylvia led the WSOP Main Event final table with 43 million, and Loosli is well on his way toward catching that number.
A short while later, former chip leader Chris Lindh was sent to the payout desk after shoving with ten-nine suited and failing to improve against Marc McLaughlin's ace-nine.
The remaining 15 players are taking their 20 minute break. We'll have updated chip counts for you shortly. Stay tuned!
Hand #145: Marc McLaughlin raised to 500,000 from the cutoff seat, and it folded around to Chris Lindh who pushed all in from the small blind for a little less than 3.4 million. Mark Newhouse quickly folded from the big blind, and McLaughlin didn't wait too long before calling.
Lindh:
McLaughlin:
The flop came , giving Lindh hopes to fill an inside straight draw. But the turn was the and river the , improving McLaughlin to a flush and ending Lindh's run in 16th place.
Hand #176: Mark Newhouse raised to 500,000 from middle position, Carlos Mortensen called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Mortensen checked, Newhouse continued for 650,000, and Mortensen folded.
Hand #177: Newhouse raised to 500,000 from early position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #178: Rep Porter raised to 500,000 in middle position, Sylvain Loosli moved all in for effectively 4.505 million from the big blind, and Porter tanked for a bit before folding.
Hand #179: Bruno Kawauti open-shoved for 2.845 million in middle position, winning the pot.
Hand #180: Mortensen raised to 600,000 from the hijack seat, Loosli called on the button, and the two took a flop of . Mortensen fired out another 600,000, Loosli called, and the turn brought the . Mortensen fired out 1.25 million, Loosli made the call, and the completed the board. Mortensen fired a third and final bullet worth 2.3 million, and Loosli instantly called.
Mortensen snap-mucked, and Loosli won with for aces up.
JC Tran, left, stares down an all-in Fabian Ortiz - 17th Place
Secondary Table
Hand #128: Amir Lehavot had the button. Fabian Ortiz raised to 500,000, and Jay Farber made the call. The flop came down , and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Ortiz checked, Farber bet 450,000 and Ortiz made the call.
The river was a and both players checked. Ortiz showed the , but Farber's was best, and he won the pot.
Hand #129: Marc McLaughlin had the button, and Amir Lehavot raised to 500,000 from the cutoff seat. Matthew Reed called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Reed checked, Lehavot fired 750,000, and Reed folded.
Hand #130: Matthew Reed had the button. Fabian Ortiz raised to 500,000 from under the gun, JC Tran called from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Tran checked, Ortiz bet 500,000. Tran called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Tran checked. Ortiz moved all in for 2.78 million. Tran went into the tank. Eventually, Tran made the call.
Ortiz tabled the for just ace high. Tran's for a pair of nines was the winning hand, and he won the pot to bust Ortiz.
Hand #112: Marc McLaughlin raised to 400,000 from the button, then Chris Lindh reraised all in for just over 3.8 million from the big blind and McLaughlin quickly folded.
Hand #113: J.C. Tran raised to 485,000 from under the gun, and only Amir Levahot called from the hijack seat. The flop came . Tran led for 525,000, and Levahot folded.
Hand #114: Chris Lindh open-shoved all in for just over 4.4 million from the button, and the blinds folded.
Hand #115: Marc McLaughlin raised to 480,000 from middle position, and Matthew Reed reraised to 1.1 million from one seat over. Jan Nakladal then moved all in for 2.53 million from the button, the blinds and McLaughlin got out, and Reed called right away.
Reed:
Nakladal:
Nakladal need to improve to survive against Reed's pocket rockets, but the board ran out , then , then , and Nakladal is out in 18th place.
It's dinner time here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. So far on Day 7 of the Main Event we've lost nine players and had four different chip leaders. The man everyone will be chasing after dinner is Sylvain Loosli , whose 20.1 million chips leads the final 18 players.
The big story of the day so far is the collapse of Anton Morgenstern, who began Day 7 with a whopping 21.955 million but didn't even make the dinner break. After being crippled in two hands by Mark Newhouse early in the day, Morgenstern lost the rest of his stack when he ran ace-jack into the pocket aces of Fabian Ortiz. The German found no help on the board, and hisdismal day at the tables came to and end.
There's 12 minutes and 25 seconds remaining in Level 32, and that's where we'll return after the dinner break. We'll be back at 8 p.m. Las Vegas time to bring you the exciting conclusion to Day 7 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event!
Hand #150: From under the gun Amir Lehavot opened to 400,000 only to have James Alexander move all in from the button for 2,420,000. Lehavot called and the cards were tabled.
Alexander:
Lehavot:
The flop of left Alexander drawing dead to running sevens or cards for a straight, and when the fell on the turn he would be drawing dead. The river landed the and Alexander headed to the rail in 19th place for $285,408 in prize money.
Players are now headed on dinner break, and play will resume at 8 p.m. local Las Vegas time.
After Alexander's elimination, PokerNews' Pamela Maldonado had a chance to speak with him, and this is what Alexander had to say about his experience at the WSOP:
"It never even occurred to me that I was in the World Series of Poker, the biggest and best tournament around. I was relaxed the entire time and I played to win the entire time. I’m a loose and aggressive player. That’s the way I’ve always played and that’s how I’ll continue to play.
"I never once had someone ship all in and I look down and see aces. I had to fight the entire time. It was fun and I know some of the plays I made will look questionable, but like I said I was playing to win. I was picking spots where I could gamble. I’m sure I’ll look back and think of the mistakes I made but at the end of the day I am very happy. It was a great run and lots of fun. I’ll be back!"
Hand #132: Fabian Ortiz raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Anton Morgenstern three-bet all in from the hijack for 2.495 million. Action folded back to Ortiz who called immediately.
Ortiz:
Morgenstern:
The flop came down , giving Morgenstern chop outs with a five and a backdoor diamond draw. However, the start-of-day chip leader found no help from the turn or river, ending his Main Event with a 20th-place finish.
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, and McLaughlin bet 750,000 after Farber checked. Farber folded, and McLaughlin won the pot.
. Castelluccio had the 
.
, Castelluccio was sent to the payout desk in 14th place. He earned $451,398, while Lehavot climbed to 30.35 million in chips.
, giving Porter the lead with a set. Kawauti found no help from the 
river, ending his Main Event in 15th place.
. Mortensen fired out 1.25 million, Loosli made the call, and the 
completed the board. Mortensen fired a third and final bullet worth 2.3 million, and Loosli instantly called.
for aces up.
, and both players checked to see the 
and both players checked. Ortiz showed the 
. Reed checked, Lehavot fired 750,000, and Reed folded.
, and both players checked. The river was the 
. Tran led for 525,000, and Levahot folded.
left Alexander drawing dead to running sevens or cards for a straight, and when the 
and Alexander headed to the rail in 19th place for $285,408 in prize money.
river, ending his Main Event with a 20th-place finish.
