Hand #110: Matthew Reed opened to 400,000 from the cutoff before James Alexander three-bet to 1.1 million. Reed folded and Alexander won the pot.
Hand #111: From the button Maxx Coleman shoved and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #112: From the button, James Alexander raised to 425,000 and Rep Porter moved all in from the big blind. Alexander folded and slipped to roughly 12,640,000 in chips.
Hand #113: Matthew Reed raised to 400,000 from under the gun only to have Rep Porter move all in from the small blind to force Reed to fold.
Hand #114: James Alexander opened to 600,000 from late position and Matthew Reed three-bet to 1.6 million from the big blind and Alexander folded.
Hand #104: Mark Newhouse raised to 410,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #105: Sylvain Loosli opened to 425,000 under the gun and Mark Newhouse called from the cutoff. The flop came down and Loosli continued for 425,000. A call from Newhouse landed the turn which both checked. They did the same after the river and Loosli won the pot with .
Hand #106: Mark Newhouse raised to 425,000 in the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #107: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 from early position and Michiel Brummelhuis called in the cutoff. The flop fell and Newhouse continued for 500,000. Brummelhuis called, the turn fell, and Newhouse checked to Brummelhuis who bet 750,000. Newhouse folded and Brummelhuis won the pot.
Hand #108: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Sylvain Loosli called on the button. Jay Farber joined from the big blind and the flop came down . Farber led out for 525,000 and received folds from both opponents.
Hand #109: JC Tran opened to 425,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #74: Sergio Castelluccio had the button. Action folded to Ryan Riess, and he raised to 400,000 from the cutoff seat. Carlos Mortensen three-bet to 950,000 out of the small blind, and Riess went into the tank. After a bit of time, Riess folded, and Mortensen won the pot.
Hand #75: Carlos Mortensen had the button. Chris Lindh raised to 425,000. Marc McLaughlin called from the big blind, then checked the flop over to Lindh. Lindh bet 575,000, and McLaughlin check-raised to 1.3 million. Lindh called.
The turn was the , and McLaughlin bet 2.1 million. Lindh called.
The river was the , and McLaughlin slid forward a very tall stack of lavender T100,000 chips, betting 3.1 million. Lindh quickly called.
McLaughlin showed for trip fours with an ace, and Lindh mucked his hand.
Hand #105: From the cutoff Maxx Coleman moved all in for 1.2 million and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #106: David Benefield opened to 400,000 and Amir Lehavot moved all in from the big blind. Benefield swiftly folded and Lehavot was pushed the pot.
Hand #107: Jan Nakladal opened the cutoff to 400,000 only to have Amir Lehavot three-bet to 925,000 from the small blind. Nakladal folded and Lehavot picked up another pot.
Hand #108: From under the gun Maxx Coleman moved all in for 1,615,000 and James Alexander called next to act.
Coleman:
Alexander:
The board ran out and Coleman doubled through as Alexander slipped to 15,750,000 in chips.
Hand #109: From under the gun James Alexander raised to 425,000 only to have David Benefield move all in from the small blind for 2,915,000. Alexander made the call and the cards were tabled.
Benefield:
Alexander:
The board ran out and Benefield faded the flush draw and the rivered two-outer to double through to roughly 6 million.
Mark Newhouse is the new chip leader of the 2013 WSOP Main Event after a very productive level at the feature table. We spoke with Newhouse right before the start of Level 32 about the two big hands against Anton Morgenstern and his hopes to make the final table.
PokerNews: Can you walk us through the two hands against Morgenstern?
Newhouse: The first one was ace-queen against his two eights. He played the hand just fine and I had no choice but to get it in. Obviously it was a coinflip so it felt good to be on the good side of variance. On the second hand I flat-called with pocket deuces. The flop was deuce-ace-ace. He bet into me and I called. The turn was a three. He bet again and I raised him. He reraised me back. At this point I was actually a bit concerned that he could possibly have ace-three and maybe I was behind, but my hand was too strong to let it go. I then get it in and he calls with ace-jack. I’m actually very surprised to see that hand. I don’t know what he was thinking to be honest. He maybe just had a lapse of judgment and lost a big pot. Now I’m chip leader and feel great.
Does being chip leader put any kind of pressure on you at all?
I’m going to try not to let it affect me. If I lose a pot and someone else is above me then it is what it is. I think I’ll still be in great shape until I lose a big one. Until then I’ll keep making good decisions and hope for a final table.
There’s a good mix of pros and amateurs right now. What ratio are you hoping for if you make it to the final table?
All amateurs. Except for JC Tran because he’s a good friend of mine. Honestly, I think having amateurs on the final table would make for good television. It could attract a more general demographic and help with the image of the game. A table full of pros might be less interesting for the average player and could potentially deter them from watching. Either way, I hope to make it to the final nine.
Hand #101: JC Tran raised to 425,000 from second position, Fabian Ortiz called in the cutoff, and the two took a flop of . Both players checked. The turn brought the , Tran checked again, and Ortiz fired out 400,000. Tran folded.
Hand #102: Jay Farber limped in from the small blind, Mark Newhouse raised to 550,000, and Farber folded.
Hand #103: Ortiz raised to 400,000 from second position, Farber called on the button, Newhouse called in the small blind, and the flop fell . Newhouse checked, Ortiz continued for 600,000, and Farber moved all in for 3.695 million. Newhouse quickly folded, and Ortiz tank-called.
Farber:
Ortiz:
Both players held clubs, but Farber's was higher. Ortiz held a pair though with his pocket nines, and remaining ahead when the paired the board on the turn. Farber needed an ace, four, or club to survive, and successfully doubled when the spiked on the river. His rail exploded at the sight of the card, and the Las Vegas local now sits with nine million chips.
Hand #72: Alexander Livingston opened for 410,000 from middle position, then Marc McLaughlin three-bet to 910,000 from one seat over. It folded back to Livingston who looked over at McLaughlin, then said he was reraising all in for 4,325,000 total. McLaughlin only took a few seconds to let his hand go.
Hand #73: Ryan Riess raised to 410,000 from the button, and Carlos Mortensen called from the big blind. The flop came . Both acting quickly, Mortensen checked and Riess bet 375,000. Then Mortensen reached for chips and put out a reraise to 1.2 million. Riess thought about 10 seconds then pushed all in, and Mortensen took less time than that to fold.
Hand #102: James Alexander raised to 420,000 from late position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #103: Amir Lehavot shoved all in for around 1.7 million from under the gun and didn't receive a call.
Hand #104: After Rep Porter opened to 425,000 from under the gun, Amir Lehavot shoved for 2,165,000 from directly to Porter's left. Matthew Reed was next to act and he called. Action folded back to Porter, who released, and the cards went on their backs.
Lehavot:
Reed:
Reed was in position to win another big pot, but fate had other plans. The flop rolled out , giving Lehavot a pair of aces, and the and completed the board to secure his double up.
Hand #70: Marc McLaughlin had the button. From the hijack seat, Carlos Mortensen raised to 400,000. Chris Lindh called from the big blind, and the flop came down .
Lindh checked, Mortensen fired 500,000, and Lindh folded.
Hand #71: Bruno Kawauti had the button. From the cutoff seat, Marc McLaughlin raised to 400,000. Action folded to Chris Lindh in the small blind, and he took his time before reraising to 1.175 million. In the big blind, Ryan Riess reraised all in for 2.25 million. After McLaughlin folded, Lindh asked for a count, then took about 30 seconds before making the call.
Lindh had the , but Riess had him dominated with the .
The board ran out , and Riess had doubled up. Chants of "Riess the beast!" rang loud throughout the Amazon Room as Riess went over to celebrate with his rail upon doubling up.
Hand #95: Sylvain Loosli raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #96: Jay Farber raised to 420,000 on the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #97: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 on the button and folded to a three-bet by Michiel Brummelhuis.
Hand #98: Anton Morgenstern raised to 400,000 from early position Fabian Ortiz called from the big blind. They checked to the river of a board where Ortiz check-called 675,000 from Morgenstern, who showed . Ortiz mucked and Morgenstern won the pot.
Hand #99: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 in the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #100: Fabian Ortiz raised to 425,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
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and Loosli continued for 425,000. A call from Newhouse landed the 
turn which both checked. They did the same after the 
river and Loosli won the pot with 
.
and Newhouse continued for 500,000. Brummelhuis called, the 
turn fell, and Newhouse checked to Brummelhuis who bet 750,000. Newhouse folded and Brummelhuis won the pot.
. Farber led out for 525,000 and received folds from both opponents.
flop over to Lindh. Lindh bet 575,000, and McLaughlin check-raised to 1.3 million. Lindh called.
for trip fours with an ace, and Lindh mucked his hand.
and Coleman doubled through as Alexander slipped to 15,750,000 in chips.
. Both players checked. The turn brought the 
, Tran checked again, and Ortiz fired out 400,000. Tran folded.
paired the board on the turn. Farber needed an ace, four, or club to survive, and successfully doubled when the 
, and Riess had doubled up. Chants of "Riess the beast!" rang loud throughout the Amazon Room as Riess went over to celebrate with his rail upon doubling up.