Hand #73: Christopher Greaves opened to 500,000 from the cutoff only to have Scott Palmer three-bet all in from the small blind for about 3.7 million. Action folded back to Greaves and he called.
Greaves:
Palmer:
Greaves was in a dominating position with his pocket aces heading to the community cards. The flop came down , keeping Greaves in the lead. The paired the board on the river, meaning Palmer needed to catch one of the remaining deuces on the river in order to stay alive.
The river was the , eliminating Palmer from play and giving Greaves the sizable pot. With Palmer's elimination, the field will redraw to the final two tables.
The 31st level of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is in the books, and there is a new chip leader: Dan Sindelar. The American added considerably to his stack this level in a hand that saw him check-raise all in on a completed board against Leif Force, who folded in an eight million-chip pot. Sindelar then picked more when he applied a few streets of pressure against Thomas Sarra Jr., and he now has over 26 million chips on break.
The pace of play at Table 3 (70 hands) is much faster than at Table 2 (45 hands) and the Feature Table (46 hands), and Sindelar is taking advantage of the extra hands he’s played.
Bryan Devonshire (25th), Kyle Keranen (24th), Yorane Kerignard (23rd), Iaron Lightbourne (22nd), Leif Force (21st), and Dan Smith (20th) all hit the rail during Level 31. Devonshire lost a race with against Maximillian Senft’s ; Keranen ran into the of Bruno Politano; Kerignard was crippled after a race with against the of Christopher Greaves, leaving him with less than a big blind; Lightbourne had his cracked by Sindelar’s ; Force couldn't improve with against Greaves' ; and Dan Smith fell when his couldn't catch up to Jorryt van Hoof's .
Meanwhile, William Tonking received a key double-up through William Pappaconstantinou roughly halfway through Level 31. Three bets went in preflop and the rest of the money went in the middle on a ten-high, rainbow flop. Tonking’s had Pappacontantinou’s crushed, and the pocket rockets held up.
The players are on a short break. Play will resume in roughly 10 minutes. We will provide you with full counts shortly. Meanwhile, listen to two-time bracelet winner, Luis Velador, speak with Sarah Grant earlier:
Hand #45: Dan Smith raised to 350,000 in the hijack seat, Jorryt van Hoof three-bet to 900,000 out of the small blind, and Smith responded with a four-bet to 1.825 million. Van Hoof tanked for the better part of five minutes before he shipped all-in for effectively 6.425 million, having Smith covered by around 400,000.
Smith checked his hole cards one by one, then called.
Smith:
Van Hoof:
The Dutchman remained in his seat, while Smith was up out of his chair, walking around, stretching and bending. The dealer fanned , giving Smith a backdoor straight draw to go with his over cards, and Smith looked like he was going to jump out of his shoes when the turn brought paint.
Unfortunately for him, the was a brick and the river was the , and he was eliminated.
"It was a pleasure," Smith said, shaking a few hands at the table.
He'll earn $286,900 for his efforts, while van Hoof is up over 13 million chips.
Hand #59: Leif Force moved all in from the button for around 2.4 million and action fell on Christopher Greaves in the small blind. He announced an all in over the top, prompting a fold from Oscar Kemps in the big blind.
"I hope you're weak," said Greaves before the hands were tabled.
Greaves:
Force:
"Come on! Come on!" chanted Force before the flop was dealt.
The dealer fanned on the felt.
"F**K!" yelled Force, seeing the flop gave Greaves trip tens.
Force was looking for a jack on the subsequent streets, but found no help from the turn or river. He was eliminated from play in 21st place while Greaves boosted his stack up to 6.65 million.
Hand #55: Christopher Greaves raised all in from the cutoff and he took down the pot.
Hand #56: Oscar Kemps raised from the cutoff to 325,000 and he took it down.
Hand #57: Thomas Sarra Jr raised from the cutoff to 320,000 and Dan Sindelar called on the button. Andori Larrabe called from the big blind and the flop came . The first two players checked to Sindelar who bet 525,000 and he won the pot.
Hand #58: Dan Sindelar raised to 350,000 and and Iaron Lightbourne moved all in from his immediate left for 1,330,000. The action folded back to Sindelar who immediately called.
Sindelar:
Lightbourne:
"What do we need?" Brent Hanks yelled from the rail to his friend.
"An ace," Sindelar responded, and the dealer fanned out a flop of .
"There she be!" Hanks yelled in excitement.
The turn was the and the river the , knocking Lightbourne out in 22nd place.
Hand #53: Yorane Kerignard raised to 330,000 from the hijack and it folded over to Christopher Greaves in the small blind. He three-bet shoved for 2.7 million and it folded back to Kerignard who called.
Kerignard:
Greaves:
The board ran out , keeping Greaves' jacks in the lead with a full house of jacks full of fours and allowing him to double. Kerignard was crippled to just 125,000.
Hand #54: Kerignard moved all in for his last 105,000 from middle position and Androni Larrabe raised to 525,000 from the next seat over. It folded to Christopher Greaves who announced that he was all in over the top. Action folded back to Larrabe and he called for his own tournament life of 2.495 million. Greaves had both of his opponents covered heading to the community cards.
Kerignard:
Larrabe:
Greaves:
The players received a huge sweat on the flop, giving Greaves outs to make the wheel and a club flush, as well as keeping his overcard outs.
"Are these flops even real?" remarked chip leader Dan Sindelar as he watch his opponents sweating their fates.
The paired the board on the turn and Larrabe's jacks were still in the lead. He needed to dodge Greaves' many outs in order to scoop the entire pot. He did exactly that as the came down on the river, allowing him to eliminate Kerignard and double through Greaves.
Kerignard was eliminated in 23rd place while Larrabe brought his stack up to 5.25 million in chips.
Hand #33: Action folded to the button once more, and it was 350,000 this time from Bruno Politano. This time, the blinds fought back, with Kyle Keranen making it 775,000 from the small. Unlike many of the recent three-bets though, this one was met with a four-bet by Politano: 1.2 million. Keranen responded by jamming it in, and Politano called.
Keranen:
Politano:
It was the worst possible scenario for Keranen. He needed help in a hurry. The flop provided nothing immediate, though the was a start suggesting backdoor possibilities. But the ended it on the turn, with the as the meaningless river.
Hand #34: From the button, Bryan Devonshire opened to 320,000 and Scott Palmer called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop. The landed on the turn and Palmer led for 410,000. Devonshire folded, and Palmer scooped the pot.
Hand #35: The action folded to Maximilian Senft in the hijack, and he opened with a min-raise to 320,000. Next to act, Bryan Devonshire announced he was all in for 2,695,000, and after the blinds folded the action was back on Senft. After close to two minutes of deliberating, Senft made the call to put Devonshire at risk.
Senft:
Devonshire:
With Devonshire racing to stay alive, the flop paired Senft's ace to put him well in front. The then landed on the turn, and Devonshire was looking for a jack to make a saving straight.
Unfortunately for the 2011 WSOP Main Event 12th-place finisher, the river brought the and Devonshire headed to the rail in 25th place for a $286,900 payday while Senft climbed to 7.3 million in chips.
Hand #30: Jorryt van Hoof raised to 325,000 on the button, William Tonking three-bet to 900,000 out of the small blind, and van Hoof folded.
Hand #31: Scott Palmer raised to 320,000 in early position, Maximilian Senft called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Senft checked, Palmer fired out 320,000, and Senft moved all in for 2.84 million. Palmer folded.
Hand #32: William Pappaconstantinou raised to 325,000 in middle position, Tonking reraised to 850,000 in the cutoff, and Pappaconstantinou called. The flop fell , Pappaconstantinou checked, and Tonking fired out one million. Pappaconstantinou moved all in for effectively 4.29 million, and Tonking called.
Tonking:
Pappaconstantinou:
The aces held as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Tonking doubled through.
Hand #33: Tonking raised to 350,000 in the hijack, Senft called on the button, and the flop fell . Tonking check-folded to a bet of 450,000 from Senft.
Hand #27: Oscar Kemps opened to 340,000 from early position only to have Iaron Lightbourne three-bet the action to 875,000. Action folded back to Kemps who folded as well.
Hand #28: Thomas Sarra Jr raised to 350,000 from early position and found calls from Yorane Kerignard in the cutoff and Christopher Greaves in the big blind. The flop came down and Greaves checked. Sarra continued for 460,000 and Kerignard called. Greaves got out of the way, allowing the to hit the turn. Sarra checked, Kerignard fired 505,000 and Sarra instantly announced an all-in raise. Kerignard threw his hands up in the air and then instantly mucked his cards.
Hand #29: Dan Sindelar opened to 350,000 from early position and it folded to Leif Force on the button. He cut out a three-bet to 800,000 and it came back to Sindelar who called. The flop was and Sindelar check-called a continuation bet of 675,000 from Force.
The turn was the and Sindelar checked for a second time. Force fired one million and Sindelar called once more. The hit the river and Sindelar checked a final time. Force thought for a moment before moving 1.6 million forward. Sindelar replied by shipping all in and suddenly Force was thinking for his tournament life. He clenched his fist and then flicked his cards into the muck. Sindelar picked up the pot.