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 #145: David Benefield opened to 400,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #146: James Alexander shoved all in for 2.66 million from middle position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #147: Amir Lehavot opened to 400,000 from the button and David Benefield called from the big blind to see a flop.
Both players checked and when the landed on the turn, Lehavot bet 300,000 and Benefield check-called as the landed on the turn.
Lehavot again led after a Benefield check, and this time it was for 1.1 million. Benefield went into the tank for roughly three minutes before folding.
Hand #148: From the small blind David Benefield moved all in and won the big blind and antes.
Hand #149: Matthew Reed raised the cutoff to 400,000 and James Alexander called in the small blind. Both players checked the flop before the landed on the turn and Reed's 300,000-chip bet was enough to see him win the pot.
Hand #104: Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 from the hijack seat and Bruno Kawauti called from the big blind. The flop came , Kawauti checked, Castelluccio bet 450,000, and Kawauti folded.
Hand #105: Carlos Mortensen opened for 400,000 from the hijack seat, then Marc McLaughlin reraised to 975,000 from the button. The blinds got out, then Mortensen set out a stack of lavender chips to reraise to 2,100,000. McLaughlin hesitated for about a half-minute, then pushed his hand away.
Hand #106: McLaughlin raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan Riess called from the big blind. The flop came , Riess checked, McLaughlin bet 600,000, and Riess called. The turn brought the and another check from Riess, and this time McLaughlin checked behind.
The river was the , putting a fourth spade on the board. Riess checked, McLaughlin bet 775,000, and Riess sat for a while counting out chips as he studied the situation. Finally he called, and McLaughlin quickly tabled the for the flush. Riess leaned forward to see his opponent's hand more clearly, then mucked.
Hand #107: Kauwati raised to 425,000 from the hijack seat and won.
Hand #142: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 400,000 form early position, Mark Newhouse called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Newhouse checked, Brummelhuis bet 450,000, and Newhouse instantly called. Both players checked when the turned, the completed the board, and Newhouse checked again. Newhouse called a bet of one million from Brummelhuis, then mucked when the Dutchman showed for a pair of kings.
Hand #143: Sylvain Loosli raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #144: Brummelhuis received a walk.
Hand #145 Loosli raised to 425,000 from under the gun, JC Tran called on the button, and Tran folded to a bet on a flop of .
Hand #137: Sylvain Loosli raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #138: JC Tran limped from the small blind, Michiel Brummelhuis checked his option, and they checked down a board. Tran won the pot with .
Hand #139: Jay Farber raised to 420,000 from the hijack, JC Tran called on the button, and Michiel Brummelhuis three-bet all in from the small blind for 6.605 million. Both Farber and Tran folded.
Hand #140: Mark Newhouse raised to 425,000 from the hijack, JC Tran called in the cutoff, and Sylvain Loosli called from the big blind. The flop came down and Loosli checked to Newhouse who bet 475,000. Tran called, Loosli folded, and the turned. Newhouse check-called 925,000 from Tran to see the river which saw Newhouse check-fold to a bet of 2 million, showing for two pair as he did. The tournament announcer said that Tran showed a set of fives as he collected the pot.
Hand #141: JC Tran raised to 425,000 in the hijack and Fabian Ortiz called from the button. They checked to the turn of a board where Tran bet 555,000. Ortiz called, both checked the river, and Ortiz tabled .
Hand #137: Action folded around to Amir Lehavot in middle position, and he raised to 450,000. Everyone else folded, and Lehavot scooped the pot.
Hand #138: Jan Nakladal moved all in from the small blind, and Rep Porter folded his big blind.
Hand #139: James Alexander shoved from the cutoff for 3,120,000 and didn't find any callers.
Hand #140: David Benefield raised to 425,000 from under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #141: Amir Lehavot raised to 500,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #142: David Benefield completed his small blind and James Alexander checked his option in the big blind. The flop rolled out and both players checked. On the turn, Benfield fired 300,000 into the pot and Alexander called. The river was the and Alexander snap-folded to an 800,000-chip bet from Benefield.
Hand #143: James Alexander moved all in from the small blind and Jan Nakladal folded his big.
Hand #144: Matthew Reed raised to 400,000 from middle position and James Alexander called from the button. The flop was and Alexander folded to a bet of 300,000.
Hand #98: Marc McLaughlin had the button. Alexander Livingston raised to 500,000 and won the pot.
Hand #99: Bruno Kawauti had the button. Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Marc McLaughlin called from the cutoff seat, and all others folded.
The flop came down , and Castelluccio fire 600,000. McLaughlin folded, and Castelluccio won the pot.
Hand #100: Chris Lindh had the button. Marc McLaughlin raised to 400,000, and Sergio Castelluccio called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Castelluccio check-called a bet of 500,000 from McLaughlin.
The turn was the , Castelluccio led with a bet, and McLaughlin folded.
Hand #101: Ryan Riess had the button. Action folded to him, and he raised to 400,000 to win the pot.
Hand #102: Sergio Castelluccio had the button. He opened with a raise to 400,000. Everyone folded, and Castelluccio won the pot.
Hand #103: Carlos Mortensen had the button. Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 and took down the blinds and antes for the second hand in a row.
Hand #133: Jay Farber raised to 420,000 in second position, Mark Newhouse three-bet to 920,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Farber, who four-bet to 1.72 million. Newhouse called. The flop fell , Farber led out for 2.35 million, Newhouse quickly called, and the turn brought the . Farber moved all in for 8.76 million, and Newhouse folded.
Hand #134: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 400,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #135: Fabian Ortiz raised to 400,000 on the button, Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 950,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Ortiz, who folded as well.
Hand #136: Loosli raised to 400,000 on the button, Farber and Newhouse called from the blinds, and the flop fell . The trio checked. The turn was a repeat queen - the - and Farber led out for 450,000. Newhouse quickly called, and Loosli folded. The completed the board, Farber checked, and Newhouse fired out 1.1 million. Farber folded.
Hand #132: Matthew Reed opened to 400,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #133: Jan Nakladal opened the button to 400,000 and won the blinds and antes before flashing the .
Hand #134: From the cutoff Jan Nakladal opened to 400,000 and Amir Lehavot three-bet to 1,250,000 from the small blind. Nakladal folded and Lehavot won the pot.
Hand #135: Rep Porter raised the cutoff to 425,000 and David Benefield called from the big blind.
The flop of saw Porter continue for 450,000 with Benefield check-calling as the landed on the turn. Both players checked, and when the fell on the river, Porter pushed out 850,000 to prompt a fold from Benefield.
Hand #136: David Benefield raised all in from the small blind and James Alexander made the call from the big blind for his last 1,560,000.
Benefield:
Alexander:
The flop to see Benefield find four more outs, but when the and completed the board on the turn and river, Alexander doubled through to 3,330,000 as Benefield slipped to just under 9 million in chips.
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.
flop.
landed on the turn, Lehavot bet 300,000 and Benefield check-called as the 
landed on the turn.
flop before the 
landed on the turn and Reed's 300,000-chip bet was enough to see him win the pot.
, Riess checked, McLaughlin bet 600,000, and Riess called. The turn brought the 
and another check from Riess, and this time McLaughlin checked behind.
for the flush. Riess leaned forward to see his opponent's hand more clearly, then mucked.
turned, the 
completed the board, and Newhouse checked again. Newhouse called a bet of one million from Brummelhuis, then mucked when the Dutchman showed 
for a pair of kings.
board. Tran won the pot with 
and Loosli checked to Newhouse who bet 475,000. Tran called, Loosli folded, and the 
river which saw Newhouse check-fold to a bet of 2 million, showing 
for two pair as he did. The tournament announcer said that Tran showed a set of fives as he collected the pot.
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Benfield fired 300,000 into the pot and Alexander called. The river was the 
and Alexander folded to a bet of 300,000.
saw Porter continue for 450,000 with Benefield check-calling as the 
to see Benefield find four more outs, but when the 
