Hand #152: On the first hand of Level 34, JC Tran raised to 650,000 from under the gun and all folded.
Hand #153: Amir Lehavot raised to 650,000 from the hijack seat and Tran defended his blind with a call. The flop came , and Tran check-called Lehavot's continuation bet of 700,000. The turn brought the and Tran checked again. This time Lehavot bet 1.45 million, and Tran called again.
The river was the and Tran checked one more time. Lehavot took a full minute before setting out chips to bet 3 million, and Tran swiftly slid his cards to the dealer.
Hand #154: Jay Farber opened for 625,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Sergio Castellucio in the big blind who announced he was reraising all in. Farber asked for a count, soon learning the shove was for 3,475,000 total. Farber thought about 15 seconds longer and decided to pass.
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.
Although both these tables were balanced at eight players a piece until the recent elimination of Chris Lindh, looking deeper into the each of the player’s records indicate a fairly balanced line-up between the remaining 15 players here in the Main Event.
The feature table is highlighted by Carlos Mortensen and his two gold bracelets, one circuit ring and near $10.9 million in lifetime earnings. However with a few live amateur players with the likes of Sylvain Loosli (one lifetime cash for $3,198) and Alexander Livingston (five lifetime cashes for $23,040), the feature table has an accumulated $14,240,128 in lifetime earnings from 221 lifetime cashes that include 73 from here at the WSOP.
Over on the secondary feature table – that does feature one player less than the feature – it is JC Tran the marquee man with his two gold bracelets and $8,308,259 in lifetime earnings. Tran’s table also includes three other players that have earned over seven-figures with Mark Newhouse, Amir Lehavot and Sergio Castellucio helping in bringing the secondary feature table much close to that of the feature as each table’s statistics are broken down as follows.
Feature Table
Player
Lifetime Cashes
WSOP Cashes
WSOP Bracelets
Lifetime Earnings
Ryan Riess
20
3
0
$309,478
Rep Porter
38
22
2
$1,622,162
Bruno Kawauiti
7
1
0
$78,253
Michiel Brummelhuis
24
7
0
$671,706
Carlos Mortensen
112
27
2
$10,899,048
David Benefield
14
12
0
$633,243
Sylvain Loosli
1
0
0
$3,198
Alexander Livingston
5
1
0
$23,040
TOTAL
221
73
4
$14,240,128
Note: Statistics do not include this Main Event
Secondary Feature Table
Player
Lifetime Cashes
WSOP Cashes
WSOP Bracelets
Lifetime Earnings
Sergio Castelluccio
24
0
0
$1,239,185
Jay Fraber
2
0
0
$2,155
Amir Lehavot
32
12
1
$1,541,643
Marc McLauglin
7
6
0
$677,178
Matthew Reed
6
4
0
$192,632
Mark Newhouse
15
5
0
$2,004,277
JC Tran
124
39
2
$8,308,259
TOTAL
210
66
3
$13,965,329
Note: Statistics do not include this Main Event
Every player remaining is going to get a nice boost to their poker record, but it amazing to see how balanced each table is at a whole being so deep into the Main Event.
However, as we see players eliminated and tables balanced, there is good chance that the current dynamics may shift dramatically going forward.
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 #150: Matthew Reed raised to 500,000 from under the gun and only Jay Farber called from the button. The flop came . Reed checked, Farber bet 575,000, and Reed folded.
Hand #151: JC Tran raised to 525,000 from middle position and Reed called from the big blind. The flop came and both checked. The turn brought the . This time Reed fired 500,000 and Tran called.
The river was the . Reed bet 1.1 million, and Tran sat for several seconds looking across the table through his shades and from underneath the brim of his Sacramento Kings cap. Finally Tran let his hand go.
Hand #200: David "Raptor" Benefield raised to 500,000 from under the gun, and received no callers.
Hand #201: Sylvain Loosli raised to 500,000 from under the gun, Ryan Riess three-bet shoved for 5.07 million from middle position, and the action folded back to Loosli, who folded as well.
Hand #202: Benefield completed from the small blind, Loosli checked in the big blind, and the flop fell . Benefield led out for 250,000, Loosli called, and the turn brought the . Both players checked. The river was the , Benefieidl fired out 650,000, and Loosli folded.
Hand #146: There was a dead button o this hand. Sergio Castelluccio raised to 480,000. JC Tran called from the big blind, and then checked the flop. Castelluccio checked behind.
The turn was the , and Tran led for 660,000. Castelluccio raised to 1.44 million. After a minute, Tran called, and the river completed the board with the . Tran took his time, then checked. Castelluccio checked behind.
Tran tabled the , and Castelluccio mucked his hand.
Hand #147: Mark Newhouse had the button. Marc McLaughlin raised to 500,000 and won the pot.
Hand #148: JC Tran had the button. Mark Newhouse raised to 500,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #149: Sergio Castelluccio had the button, and JC Tran raised to 525,000. Jay Farber called from the small blind, and Amir Lehavot called from the big blind.
The flop produced the , and Farber and Lehavot checked. Tran bet 675,000, and Farber folded. Lehavot called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Tran bet 1.85 million. Lehavot called, and Tran showed the for a queen-high straight.
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, and Tran check-called Lehavot's continuation bet of 700,000. The turn brought the 
and Tran checked again. This time Lehavot bet 1.45 million, and Tran called again.
and Tran checked one more time. Lehavot took a full minute before setting out chips to bet 3 million, and Tran swiftly slid his cards to the dealer.
, giving Porter the lead with a set. Kawauti found no help from the 
turn or 
. Reed checked, Farber bet 575,000, and Reed folded.
. This time Reed fired 500,000 and Tran called.
. Benefield led out for 250,000, Loosli called, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked. The river was the 
, Benefieidl fired out 650,000, and Loosli folded.
flop. Castelluccio checked behind.
, and Tran led for 660,000. Castelluccio raised to 1.44 million. After a minute, Tran called, and the river completed the board with the 
. Tran took his time, then checked. Castelluccio checked behind.
, and Farber and Lehavot checked. Tran bet 675,000, and Farber folded. Lehavot called.
, and both players checked. The river was the