Hand #12: From under the gun Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 260,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #13: Matthew Reed entered the pot from late position and James Alexander defended his small blind to see a flop fall. Alexander check-called 200,000 as the landed on the turn.
Alexander checked for a second time as Reed pushed out 500,000. Alexander made the call, and when the fell on the river, he led for 1,500,000. Reed deliberated for about 30 seconds and made the call.
Alexander rolled over his for trips and collected the pot to move to 11,650,000 as Reed slipped to 7,265,000 in chips.
Hand #14: From late position, Maxx Coleman opened to 250,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind to see a flop.
Timoshenko checked and Colemann bet out 335,000 to force a fold from Timoshenko.
Hand #15: The action folded round and Rep Porter received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #16: From the button Jan Nakladal opened to 250,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #17: From the button Rep Porter raised to 250,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: From the button Amir Lehavot entered the pot for 250,000 and the blinds released their hands to see Lehavot awarded the pot.
Hand #9: The last hand of the first orbit at the secondary table saw Chris Lindh raising to 250,000 from middle position, and he claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Jason Mann raised to 255,000 from the cutoff seat and won.
Hand #11: Marc McLaughlin opened for 240,000 from the cutoff this time, then Lindh three-bet to 570,000 from the big blind. McLaughlin eyed Lindh's chips while riffling his own for nearly a minute, then put out a reraise to 1.175 million. At that Lindh sat motionless behind his mirrored sunglasses for a while, then slid his cards away.
Hand #10: Anton Morgenstern raised to 250,000 in middle position, JC Tran called on the button, and the flop fell . Morgenstern led out for 400,000, and Tran folded.
Hand #11: Mark Newhouse raised to 250,000 in the hijack seat, Tran called on his direct left, and the dealer fanned . Newhouse fired out a continuation bet of 325,000, Tran called, and the turn brought the . Both players checked. The river was the , the two checked again, and Tran took down the pot with for nines and fives.
Hand #12: The action folded to Tran, who raised to 250,000 in the hijack seat. He took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #13: Tran raised to 250,000 once again, this time from middle position, and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 580,000 on the button. Tran called. The flop came , Tran checked, Loosli fired out 475,000, and Tran called. The turn was a repeat deuce - the - and Tran checked again. Loosli checked behind. The river was the , Tran led out for 665,000, and Loosli tanked for 30 seconds or so before folding.
Hand #9: James Alexander raised to 275,000 from middle position, and Amir Lehavot and Matthew Reed called in the blinds. On the flop, Lehavot checked and Reed let out for 395,000. Alexander and Lehavot both called.
The fell on the turn and Lehavot checked. Reed bet 1.3 million, and Alexander released. Lehavot called to see the on the river. Lahavot checked and then went into the tank for four minutes after Reed bet 3 million. Eventually, Lehavot gave up, and Reed added a pile of chips to his stack.
Hand #10: Jan Nakladal raised to 260,000 from late position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Maxx Coleman got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #8: Alexander Livingston started the hand with the button. Sergio Castelluccio raised to 240,000 from the hijack seat, Carlos Mortensen called out of the cutoff seat, then Jason Mann reraised to 890,000 from the small blind. After Marc McLaughlin folded from the big blind, it was back to Castelluccio. He took a minute, then reraised to 1.54 million.
Mortensen now seemed to be stuck in the middle of a raising war, and he began to tank before letting his hand go. Mann tanked as well, but a bit more deliberately than Mortensen as he had much more invested in the hand already with his three-bet. After some time, Mann just called.
The flop came down , and Mann checked. Castelluccio checked behind, and the turn brought the . Mann checked again. Castelluccio didn't quickly check behind this time as he did on the flop, but instead took his time before firing a bet of 1.36 million. Back into the tank went Mann. After a few moments, he reached for some chips and made the call.
The dealer completed the board with the , and Mann checked. Castelluccio quickly checked back.
Mann showed pocket queens — — but Castelluccio's offsuit proved to be the winning hand thanks to the river card. Suits of each hand were unknown.
Hand #6: Steve Gee raised to 250,000 on the button and Anton Morgenstern three-bet to 625,000 from the small blind. After a little while in the tank, Gee gave up his hand.
Hand #7: Sylvain Loosli opened to 250,000 in the hijack. Steve Gee called in the cutoff, Anton Morgenstern called on the button, and the flop came down . Loosi continued for 350,000, resulting in folds from Gee and Morgenstern.
Hand #8: Steve Gee raised to 250,000 in the hijack and JC Tran defended his big blind. The flop fell and Tran check-folded to Gee's bet of 325,000.
Hand #9: Jay Farber opened to 250,000 in the cutoff and JC Tran called from the small blind. Both checked to the turn of a flop where Tran bet 390,000. Farber folded, giving Tran the pot.
Hand #4: From under the gun Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 250,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #5: From under the gun, Jan Nakladal opened to 250,000 and James Alexander defended his small blind to see a flop fall.
Nakladal continued for 310,000 and Alexander check-folded.
Hand #6: From the button, James Alexander opened to 300,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Amir Lehavot entered the pot for 250,000 first to act only to have David Benefield three-bet shove all in for roughly 1.6 million and Lehavot folded.
Hand #8: James Alexander made it 290,000 from late position and Amir Lehavot called in the big blind to see a flop fall with both players checking as the landed on the turn and again both players checked.
The river of the saw Lehavot lead for 300,000 and Alexander quickly called. Lehavot tabled his for top pair and won the pot.
Hand #5: It folded to Sergio Castelluccio in the small blind who raised to 275,000 and Carlos Mortensen gave up his hand from the big blind.
Hand #6: Chris Lindh raised to 260,000 from the hijack seat and all folded.
Hand #7: Castelluccio raised the minimum to 240,000 from the cutoff, then Mortensen reraised to 550,000 from the button. The blinds got out, and Castelluccio called.
The flop came and both quickly checked. Acting a little more deliberately, both then checked the turn and river as well. Castelluccio showed and Mortensen turned over , and Mortensen took the pot with queens and fives.
Hand #5: The action folded to Jorn Walthaus, who moved all in for 1.66 million on the button. Steve Gee re-shoved for 2.98 million out of the small blind, and Anton Morgenstern surrendered his big blind.
Walthaus:
Gee:
Walthaus was in bad shape, and things got worse when the flop fell . It was all over when the turned, and Walthaus officially hit the rail when the completed the board. Gee now sits with 4.865 million chips.
Anton Morgenstern came into Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event as the leader with 21,955,000 in chips. Before play kicked off, the German online pro gave us a few moments of his time to discuss his strategy for the day.
Although he mentioned he was nervous, he expressed confidence in his ability to finish the day strong. Here’s what he had to say.
PokerNews: When did you realize that you could make a deep run in this event?
I always knew I had the potential to make a deep run from the start. When it got to Day 4, I actually realized, "wow this is going somewhere."
Do you think your online background helped you excel in this tournament?
Absolutely. That is where I learned poker. I put in lots and lots of volume. Played pretty much everything and I think that helped me slowly but surely get better in my game. Online is definitely the way to become a better player because you learn so much faster than you would if you were playing live only.
It also helped me become really comfortable with deepstack poker. When it is 50 or 60 big blinds or more I am really confident.
How will you attack the day as chip leader?
I’ll try to figure out what mental and emotional state everyone is in. I will apply pressure if I can tell they are trying to hold on as long as they can to see if they can last long enough to make it to the final nine. I’ll pick my spots and play aggressive.
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flop fall. Alexander check-called 200,000 as the 
landed on the turn.
fell on the river, he led for 1,500,000. Reed deliberated for about 30 seconds and made the call.
for trips and collected the pot to move to 11,650,000 as Reed slipped to 7,265,000 in chips.
. Morgenstern led out for 400,000, and Tran folded.
. Newhouse fired out a continuation bet of 325,000, Tran called, and the turn brought the 
, the two checked again, and Tran took down the pot with 
for nines and fives.
, Tran checked, Loosli fired out 475,000, and Tran called. The turn was a repeat deuce - the 
- and Tran checked again. Loosli checked behind. The river was the 
, Tran led out for 665,000, and Loosli tanked for 30 seconds or so before folding.
flop, Lehavot checked and Reed let out for 395,000. Alexander and Lehavot both called.
fell on the turn and Lehavot checked. Reed bet 1.3 million, and Alexander released. Lehavot called to see the 
on the river. Lahavot checked and then went into the tank for four minutes after Reed bet 3 million. Eventually, Lehavot gave up, and Reed added a pile of chips to his stack.
, and Mann checked. Castelluccio checked behind, and the turn brought the 
, and Mann checked. Castelluccio quickly checked back.
offsuit proved to be the winning hand thanks to the river card. Suits of each hand were unknown.
. Loosi continued for 350,000, resulting in folds from Gee and Morgenstern.
and Tran check-folded to Gee's bet of 325,000.
saw Lehavot lead for 300,000 and Alexander quickly called. Lehavot tabled his 
and both quickly checked. Acting a little more deliberately, both then checked the 
river as well. Castelluccio showed 
completed the board. Gee now sits with 4.865 million chips.
