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 #70: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 on the button and he took down the pot.
Hand #71: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and he won the pot.
Hand #72: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the hijack and Scott Palmer moved all in from the big blind for 3,595,000. Sindelar eventually folded and Palmer won the pot.
Hand #47: Andrey Zaichenko raised to 450,000 under the gun and Mark Newhouse called from the button. Martin Jacobson called from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Jacobson checked, Zaichenko bet 650,000, and Newhouse called. Jacobson got out of the way, the dealer burned and turned the , and Zaichenko fired out 1.15 million.
Newhouse called and the completed the board on the river. Zaichenko checked, Newhouse bet 1.8 million, and Zaichenko released his hand.
Hand #48: Craig McCorkell raised to 425,000 from the hijack and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #49: Newhouse raised 400,000, Bruno Politano three-bet to 1.255 million, and the rest of the players folded. Newhouse did the same and that was all for that hand.
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.
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against Maximillian Senft’s 
; Keranen ran 
into the 
of Bruno Politano; Kerignard was crippled after a race with 
against the 
cracked by Sindelar’s 
.
. Jacobson checked, Zaichenko bet 650,000, and Newhouse called. Jacobson got out of the way, the dealer burned and turned the 
, and Zaichenko fired out 1.15 million.
completed the board on the river. Zaichenko checked, Newhouse bet 1.8 million, and Zaichenko released his hand.
flop. Pappaconstantinou called before both players checked the 
on the turn.
, Pappaconstantinou bet out 700,000 and Velador called. Pappaconstantinou tabled his 
and Velador folded his hand.
, keeping Greaves in the lead. The