Friday, October 23, 2015 12:10 AM Local Time
Seat 1: Kevin MacPhee - 5,015,000
Seat 2: Kilian Kramer - 435,000
Seat 3: JC Alvarado - 1,070,000
Seat 4: Felix Bleiker - 215,000
Seat 5: Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,135,000
Seat 6: David Lopez - 520,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:50 PM Local Time
David Lopez opens the button to 65,000, and Kevin MacPhee three-bets to 160,000 from the small blind. Erik Seidel cold four-bets to 350,000 in the big blind, and Lopez folds. MacPhee five-bets to 760,000, and Seidel moves all in for about 1,650,000. MacPhee calls instantly.
MacPhee:
Seidel:
Seidel is at risk and in serious trouble, and he finds no help on board. It comes , and MacPhee's aces hold up.
Seidel, an eight-time bracelet winner, is eliminated in seventh place, and the six finalists are now bagging up for the night. They'll return on Saturday to determine the WSOPE Main Event Champion.
Kevin MacPhee - 5,015,000
Erik Seidel - Eliminated in 7th place (€100,000)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:20 PM Local Time
Felix Bleiker opens to 65,000 in the hijack, and Erik Seidel defends his big blind. Both players check through the flop. The turn is the , and Seidel leads for 85,000. Bleiker calls, and the river is the . Seidel bets 200,000, about 40% of his opponent's remaining stack. Bleiker calls.
Seidel shows , winning the pot with trip jacks.
Felix Beiker - 290,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:09 PM Local Time
David Lopez opens to 65,000 under the gun, and Andrew Lichtenberger calls from the small blind The flop comes , and Lichtenberger check-calls a bet of 75,000. He checks again on the turn, and Lopez's bet of 140,000 is enough to end the hand.
David Lopez - 770,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,000,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:57 PM Local Time
Andrew Lichtenberger opens the button to 75,000, and Kevin MacPhee defends his big blind. Both players check through the board, and MacPhee wins the pot with .
Kevin MacPhee - 2,900,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,300,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:41 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:23 PM Local Time
The players are on a 20-minute break. Here's how they'll stack up when the new level begins:
Seat 1: Kevin MacPhee - 2,505,000 (84 bb)
Seat 2: Erik Seidel - 1,295,000 (43 bb)
Seat 3: Kilian Kramer - 560,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: JC Alvarado - 1,360,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Felix Bleiker - 570,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,215,000 (74 bb)
Seat 8: David Lopez - 795,000 (27 bb)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:15 PM Local Time
Felix Bleiker opens to 50,000 under the gun, and JC Alvarado defends his big blind.
The flop comes , and Alvarado checks. Bleiker bets 75,000, and Alvarado check-raises to 200,000. Bleiker calls. The turn is the , and Alvarado checks again. Bleiker moves all in for about 400,000, and Alvarado folds.
Felix Bleiker - 920,000
JC Alvarado - 1,180,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:57 PM Local Time
David Lopez opens to 52,000 in late position, and Kilian Kramer three-bet shoves for 280,000 on the button. Lopez calls to put his opponent at risk.
Lopez:
Kramer:
The board comes , and Kramer doubles up with a Broadway straight.
Kilian Kramer - 490,000
David Lopez - 570,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:52 PM Local Time
JC Alvarado opens to 51,000 under the gun, Andrew Lichtenberger calls from the hijack, and Erik Seidel calls in the small blind to make it a three-way pot.
All three players check through the flop, and the turn brings the . Seidel leads for 140,000, Alvarado calls, and Lichtenberger folds. The river pairs the board with the , and Seidel bets 325,000. Alvarado tanks for about a minute, then calls.
Seidel is reluctant to show, so Alvarado takes his cue to table , winning the pot with jacks up.
JC Alvarado - 1,500,000
Erik Seidel - 1,160,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:44 PM Local Time
Play has tightened up considerably in this first after-dinner level. Most of the pots are being won with a single preflop raise or a three-bet shove, and flops are hard to come by.
There are seven players left, and only six will advance to Day 5.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:34 PM Local Time
From middle position, Felix Bleiker opens to 52,000, and Andrew Lichtenberger calls in the hijack. The flop comes , and Bleiker continues for 72,000. Lichtenberger calls. The turn is the , and Bleiker checks. Lichtenberger bets 180,000, and Bleiker folds.
Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,935,000
Felix Bleiker - 685,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:14 PM Local Time
Felix Bleiker opens to 52,000 from the hijack, and Erik Seidel defends his big blind. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn is the , and Seidel leads for 65,000. Bleiker calls, and both players check through the river.
Seidel shows , winning the pot with two pair.
Erik Seidel - 1,780,000
Felix Bleiker - 750,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:10 PM Local Time
JC Alvarado opens to 50,000, and Mario Sanchez three-bet shoves for 150,000. Andrew Lichtenberger re-shoves over the top of both players, and Alvarado folds.
Sanchez:
Lichtenberger:
The board comes , and Lichtenberger wins the pot with his pair of jacks. Sanchez is eliminated in eighth place, bringing the remaining field onto the TV final table bubble. The next elimination will mark the end of Day 4.
Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,050,000
Mario Sanchez - Eliminated in 8th place (€75,000)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:00 PM Local Time
JC Alvarado has three-bet shoved behind Erik Seidel's opens twice this level, and he's won the pot uncontested both times.
Alvarado is back up to 555,000.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:52 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:21 PM Local Time
The final eight players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Here's how they'll stack up when play resumes in the new level:
Seat 1: Kevin MacPhee - 3,078,000 (128 bb)
Seat 2: Erik Seidel - 1,907,000 (79 bb)
Seat 3: Kilian Kramer - 384,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: JC Alvarado - 391,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Felix Bleiker - 991,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Mario Sanchez - 178,000 (7 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,828,000 (76 bb)
Seat 8: David Lopez - 593,000 (25 bb)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:13 PM Local Time
Johannes Becker opens to 46,000 in middle position, and Kevin MacPhee three-bets to 115,000 in the hijack. Becker four-bet shoves for 850,000, and MacPhee calls to put his opponent at risk.
Becker:
MacPhee:
The board runs out , and MacPhee's aces hold, earning him a big knockout pot. Becker is eliminated.
Kevin MacPhee - 3,450,000
Johannes Becker - Eliminated in 9th place (€60,000)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:03 PM Local Time
JC Alvarado opens to 42,000 in early position, and Kevin MacPhee (pictured) defends his big blind.
The flop comes , MacPhee checks, and Alvarado bets 75,000. MacPhee calls. Both players check through the turn, and the river is the . MacPhee leads for 136,000, and Alvarado calls.
MacPhee tables , winning the pot with trip threes.
Kevin MacPhee - 2,220,000
JC Alvarado - 500,000
Thursday, October 22, 2015 6:57 PM Local Time
From middle position, Kevin MacPhee opens to 45,000 and Felix Bleiker three-bets to 110,000 on the button. MacPhee calls and the flop is . Both players check. The turn is the . MacPhee checks, Bleiker bets 92,000, and MacPhee bets. The river is the . MacPhee puts Bleiker at risk for his last 280,000. Bleiker tanks and calls.
MacPhee:
Bleiker:
Bleiker wins the pot with two pair.
Felix Bleiker - 1,000,000
Kevin MacPhee - 2,000,000